Preceded by Danny Williams Name Vaughn Granter Succeeded by District Abolished Role Politician | Spouse Eileen Gibbons Occupation Teacher | |
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Alma mater Memorial University of NewfoundlandSt. Francis Xavier University | ||
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Vaughn Granter (born September 14, 1965) is a former provincial politician in Newfoundland and Labrador who served as the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Davis government. He was elected to serve in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly on February 15, 2011 and re-elected in the 2011 general election.
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Granter worked as in the education profession since 1987, most recently as a high school principal at Corner Brook Regional High. Granter ran for public office in the electoral district of Humber West in a by-election that was called after the resignation of Premier Danny Williams. He defeated two other opponents including Liberal, Mark Watton on February 15, 2011 with a large majority to hold the seat for the Progressive Conservative party. Granter did not run for re-election in the 2015 provincial election.
In 2017, Granter announced his candidacy for Corner Brook City Council.