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Joey Smallwood, Canadian journalist and politician, 1st Premier of Newfoundland (died 1991)

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Joey Smallwood

Canadian politician and premier of Newfoundland

Joseph Roberts Smallwood was a Newfoundlander and Canadian politician. He was the main force who brought the Dominion of Newfoundland into Canadian Confederation in 1949, becoming the first premier of Newfoundland, serving until 1972. As premier, he vigorously promoted economic…
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Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador

Head of government for Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

The premier of Newfoundland and Labrador is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Since 1949, the premier's duties and office has been the successor to the ministerial position of the prime minister of the former…
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