Carol Anne Haley

{{short description|Canadian politician}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = The Honourable | name = Carol Anne Haley | honorific_suffix = MHA | image = Carol Anne Haley presenting an International Womens Day Message - March 8 2019.png | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|1|27}} | birth_place = Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador | assembly = Newfoundland and Labrador House of | constituency_AM = Burin-Grand Bank | term_start = November 30, 2015 | term_end = January 15, 2021 | predecessor = ''Riding Established'' | successor = Paul Pike | party = Liberal | website = | occupation = | office1 = Minister Responsible for the Status of Women | term_start1 = November 8, 2018 | term_end1 = August 19, 2020 | predecessor1 = Siobhan Coady | successor1 = Lisa Dempster }}

'''Carol Anne Haley''' (born 27 January 1972) is a Canadian politician, who represented the district of Burin-Grand Bank in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 2015 until 2021.<ref name=wins/>

Haley was elected in the 2015 provincial election.<ref name=wins>[http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Election-2015/2015-11-30/article-4360631/Haley-wins-Burin-Grand-Bank-for-Liberals/1 "Haley wins Burin-Grand Bank for Liberals"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208111715/http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Election-2015/2015-11-30/article-4360631/Haley-wins-Burin-Grand-Bank-for-Liberals/1 |date=2015-12-08 }}. ''The Telegram'', November 30, 2015.</ref> She served as chief government whip in the House of Assembly.

On November 8, 2018, Haley was promoted to cabinet as Minister Responsible for the Status of Women.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetelegram.com/news/local/new-faces-in-cabinet-new-stand-alone-status-of-women-portfolio-257799/|title = Newfoundland and Labrador cabinet shuffle brings in new faces | SaltWire}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/premier-dwight-ball-cabinet-shuffle-1.4897463|title=Dwight Ball recruits new blood for cabinet to replace Kirby, Joyce|publisher=CBC News|date=November 8, 2018|accessdate=2019-05-25}}</ref>

She was re-elected in the 2019 provincial election defeating former MHA and MP Bill Matthews.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bill Matthews is a Tory again and running in this year's provincial election|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/matthews-seeks-tory-seat-1.5108434|publisher=CBC News|date=23 April 2019|access-date=16 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Carol Anne Haley re-elected for Liberals in Burin-Grand Banks|url=https://www.thepacket.ca/news/local/nl-votes-carol-anne-haley-re-elected-for-liberals-in-burin-grand-bank-312741/|work=The Packet|date=17 May 2019|access-date=19 March 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518034406/https://www.thepacket.ca/news/local/nl-votes-carol-anne-haley-re-elected-for-liberals-in-burin-grand-bank-312741/|archivedate=18 May 2019}}</ref>

On August 14, 2020 Haley announced she would not be seeking re-election and would resign as Status of Women Minister when the incoming Furey government was sworn in on August 19, 2020.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/carole-anne-haley-1.5686461| title = Carol Anne Haley resigning as status of women minister {{!}} CBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Andrew Furey takes office as 14th premier of N.L., names cabinet |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/andrew-furey-premier-1.5691667 |access-date=19 August 2020 |publisher=CBC News |date=19 August 2020}}</ref>

Prior to her election to the legislature, Haley was a special assistant to federal Member of Parliament Judy Foote.<ref name=wins/>

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