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Roland Butler
MHA for Port de Grave
In office
2001 – September 19, 2011
Preceded byJohn Efford
Succeeded byGlenn Littlejohn
Personal details
Political partyLiberal

Roland Butler is a Canadian politician. He represented the district of Port de Grave in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 2001 to 2011.[1]

Butler attended Coley's Point High School before going on to complete a Business Administration Program.[2]

He is a member of the Liberal Party. From 1974 to 1984, he held a number of positions in the Port de Grave District Liberal Association, including Vice-president and Secretary.[3] He was one of only three Liberal candidates elected in 2007 provincial election.[4][5] Butler announced in April 2010, that he would not seek re-election in the 2011 provincial election.[6] He has suggested that he may write a book about the 2001 leadership race.[7] He has a wife, a son, and two grandsons.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Roland Butler". House of Assembly. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  2. ^ http://www.liberal.nf.net/RolandButlerWebsite/home.htm
  3. ^ a b "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Roland Butler".
  4. ^ "Former minister calls Liberal collapse 'catastrophic'". CBC News. October 10, 2007. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  5. ^ "Jones takes on interim Liberal leadership". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 15 November 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Tories set sights on Port de Grave". CBC News. 26 September 2011.
  7. ^ "Saltwire | Newfoundland & Labrador".


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