{{Short description|Canadian politician}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = The Honourable | name = Chris Tibbs | honorific_suffix = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|4|8}} | birth_place = Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland, Canada<ref name="mha_bio">{{Cite web |title=Members: Bio: Chris Tibbs |url=https://www.assembly.nl.ca/Members/YourMember/TibbsChris.aspx |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly}}</ref> | assembly = Newfoundland and Labrador House of | constituency_AM = Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans | term_start = May 16, 2019 | term_end = | predecessor = Al Hawkins | successor = | party = Progressive Conservative | website = | occupation = Paramedic, politician | image = | office1 = Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Minister of Community Engagement and Minister Responsible for the Multi-materials Stewardship Board | term_start1 = October 29, 2025 | predecessor1 = Paul Pike | term_start2 = October 29, 2025 | office2 = Minister of Environment, Conservation, and Climate Change | predecessor2 = Scott Reid | office3 = Registrar General | term_start3 = October 29, 2025 | predecessor3 = Paul Pike }}
'''Christopher Tibbs''' (born April 8, 1977) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2019 provincial election.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/defeated-incumbents-1.5139759 "Cabinet ministers Letto and Hawkins among 9 defeated Liberals"]. CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, May 17, 2019.</ref> He represents the electoral district of Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans as a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Progressive Conservative Party. He was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.<ref>{{cite news |title=Here are all the MHAs elected in the Newfoundland and Labrador election |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-election-list-of-winners-1.5965873 |publisher=CBC News |date=March 27, 2021}}</ref>
As of September 2022, Tibbs is in the Newfoundland and Labrador shadow cabinet, with responsibilities for Digital Government and Service NL, OCIO, and Fire and Emergency Services NL.<ref>{{Cite web |last=King |first=Allison |date=September 22, 2022 |title=Opposition Restructures Shadow Cabinet |url=https://vocm.com/2022/09/22/shadow-cabinet-shake-up/ |access-date= |website=VOCM |language=en}}</ref>
Prior to politics, Tibbs worked as a paramedic. Since the mid-2000s, he has worked in the oil and gas sector.<ref name="mha_bio" />
Tibbs was re-elected in the 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Newfoundland and Labrador 2025 live results |url=https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/newfoundland-labrador/2025/results |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=CBC News |language=en}}</ref>
On October 29, 2025, Tibbs was appointed Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Registrar General, Minister of Community Engagement, Minister of Environment, Conservation, and Climate change, and Minister Responsible for Multi-Material Stewardship Board.<ref>{{cite news |title=Premier Wakeham Announces New Cabinet |url=https://www.gov.nl.ca/releases/2025/exec/1029n01/ |access-date=30 October 2025 |publisher=Government of Newfoundland & Labrador |date=29 October 2025}}</ref>
== Election results == {{2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election/Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans}} {{Newfoundland and Labrador provincial election, 2021/Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans}}
{{Canadian election result/top|NL|2019|percent=yes|change=yes|}} {{CANelec|NL|PC|'''Chris Tibbs'''|2,935||}} {{CANelec|NL|Liberal|Al Hawkins|2,586||}} {{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|||}} {{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|||}} {{CANelec/total|Turnout|||}} {{CANelec/total|Eligible voters||}} {{end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs}} {{Wakeham ministry}}
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