Dwight Ball

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dwight Ball
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Dec 21, 1957(1957-12-21)
Age	67
Country	Canada
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Dwight Ball Biography

Dwight Ball is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on December 21, 1957 in Canada.

Ball was the Liberal candidate in the district of Humber Valley in the 2003 provincial election but was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Kathy Goudie by less than 200 votes. When Goudie resigned from the legislature, Ball ran in a by-election to succeed her on February 13, 2007. At first, it was announced that Progressive Conservative candidate Darryl Kelly had won the by-election by a margin of twelve votes; however, Ball was later declared elected by a margin of 18 votes. A judicial recount was conducted weeks later and resulted in a reduction of Ball’s lead to seven votes. In a rematch in the general election on October 9, 2007, Kelly defeated Ball by 254 votes. Four years later Ball once again ran as the Liberal candidate in the 2011 election and this time narrowly defeated Kelly by 68 votes.

Ball was the recipient of the Bowl of Hygeia Award for his work as a community pharmacist that began with his franchising of the Deer Lake Pharmacy. Ball later bought a community pharmacy in Springdale. Ball is also the owner of several senior care homes and is involved in real estate development and venture capital investments. The towns of Deer Lake and Springdale have independently both named Ball as Employer of the Year for his contributions to supportive employment programs in the area. He won a byelection for a seat in winter of 2007, only to lose it in the fall of 2007 NL provincial general election. News outlets from thereon in cited him as a possible future NL liberal party leader and premier of NL (NTV news coverage in 2007).

Dwight Ball Net Worth

Dwight Ball is one of the richest Politician from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dwight Ball 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Dwight Ball MHA (born December 21, 1957) is a Canadian politician, the 13th and current premier of Newfoundland and Labrador since December 14, 2015 and an MHA. He represents the electoral district of Humber Valley in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly and has served as leader of the Liberal Party since November 2013.

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Who is Dwight Ball Dating?

According to our records, Dwight Ball married to Sharon Ball. As of December 1, 2023, Dwight Ball’s is not dating anyone.

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Ball took over the post of Minister of Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs from PC Keith Russell after the election in 2015. This decision was somewhat controversial as none of the Aboriginal MHAs from Labrador were appointed to Ball’s cabinet and Ball was neither from Labrador or an Aboriginal however the move was supported by NunatuKavut president and former Labrador MP Todd Russell.

Facts & Trivia

Eddie Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Dwight Ball celebrates birthday on December 21 of every year.

On November 30, 2015, Ball won a 31-seat majority government in the 2015 election. The Ball government was re-elected to a minority government in 2019.

Top Facts about Dwight Ball

1. Dwight Ball is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador.
2. He served as the 13th Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador.
3. Ball was first elected to the House of Assembly in 2007.
4. He led the Liberal Party to victory in 2015 provincial election.
5. Ball resigned as premier in February 2020.
6. His government introduced a carbon tax in 2019.
7. Under his leadership, NL signed an agreement with Quebec for hydroelectricity.
8. Ball’s government invested heavily in infrastructure projects across the province.
9. He faced criticism over cuts to healthcare services during his tenure.
10. Ball has been praised for his efforts to promote economic growth and job creation in NL.