Nfld and Labrador premier leaving politics
Posted November 25, 2010 6:51 am.
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ST. JOHN’S, N.L. (NEWS1130) – Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams will leave politics before the new year.
A source says Williams will be out of politics before January. He will make a formal announcement about his political future later today. A provincial election is scheduled for October.
Williams was acclaimed the provincial Conservative leader in 2001 and was elected premier in 2003, leading the party to a landslide victory. The 60-year-old was re-elected with an even larger majority in October 2007, buoyed by high-profile clashes with the offshore oil industry and Prime Minister Stephen Harper.