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Executive Council
May 19, 2011

New Chief Electoral Officer, Commissioner for Legislative Standards

The Honourable Kathy Dunderdale, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, announced today that during the current session of the House of Assembly, the Provincial Government will ask the House to approve a resolution appointing Victor Powers as Chief Electoral Officer and Commissioner for Legislative Standards.

“Mr. Powers has given many years of service to the people of Newfoundland and Labrador,” said Premier Dunderdale. “His experience in various capacities in the public sector will be of great benefit in the fulfillment of the duties of these challenging roles.”

Mr. Powers was most recently the Assistant Chief Electoral Officer and Director, Election Finance with the Chief Electoral Office in Newfoundland and Labrador. Mr. Powers will officially assume his new role of Chief Electoral Officer and Commissioner for Legislative Standards upon House of Assembly approval of the resolution.

The Chief Electoral Officer operates under the Elections Act 1991 and is responsible for exercising general direction and supervision over the administrative conduct of elections and enforcing fairness, impartiality and compliance with the act. The Commissioner for Legislative Standards operates under the House of Assembly Act and is responsible for monitoring, investigating and reporting on the compliance of Members of the House of Assembly with conflict of interest legislation.

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Media contact:

Milly Brown
Press Secretary
Office of the Premier
709-729-4304, 631-8477
millybrown@gov.nl.ca 

Biographical Information

Victor Powers was born in St. John’s where he attended Gonzaga Regional High School and Memorial University of Newfoundland prior to attaining the Certified General Accountants (CGA) designation in 1987. Mr. Powers has over 33 years of experience working in financial, auditing and administrative roles with both the Provincial and Federal Governments. For the past 12 years, he has been employed with the Chief Electoral Office where he has held the positions of Assistant Chief Electoral Officer and Director of Election Finance.

2011 05 19                                                                          1:35 p.m.

 
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