Paul Pike

{{Short description|Canadian politician}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Paul Pike | honorific_suffix = MHA | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|08|7}} | birth_place = | office1 = Minister of Municipal Affairs and Community Engagement and Registrar General | term_start1 = May 9, 2025 | term_end1 = October 29, 2025 | predecessor1 = John Haggie | office2 = Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, Minister for the Community Sector in Newfoundland and Labrador, And Minister Responsible for the status of persons with Disabilities | term_start2 = June 14, 2023 | term_end2 = May 9, 2025 | predecessor2 = John Abbott | successor2 = ''position abolished'' | assembly3 = Newfoundland and Labrador House of | constituency_AM3 = Burin-Grand Bank | term_start3 = March 27, 2021 | term_end3 = | predecessor3 = Carol Anne Haley | successor3 = | party = Liberal | website = | occupation = Teacher | image = | successor1 = Chris Tibbs | office = Minister Responsible for the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing corporation | predecessor = John Abbott | term_start = June 14, 2023 | term_end = February 29, 2024 | successor = Fred Hutton }} '''Paul A. Pike''' (born August 7, 1956) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2021 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Burin-Grand Bank as a member of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador.<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> On June 14, 2023, he was appointed Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development.<ref>[https://vocm.com/2023/06/14/furey-shuffles-cabinet-in-wake-of-derrick-braggs-cancer-diagnosis/ Furey Shuffles Cabinet in Wake of Derrick Bragg’s Cancer Diagnosis]. VOCM News, June 14, 2023.</ref> On May 9, 2025, he was appointed Minister of Municipal Affairs and Community Engagement Registrar General.<ref>{{cite web |title=Premier John Hogan and new cabinet sworn in a Government House |url=https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundland-labrador/premier-john-hogan-and-new-cabinet-sworn-in-at-government-house |access-date=2025-05-09 |author=Telegram Staff |website=SaltWire}}</ref>

Prior to entering provincial politics, Pike was a teacher and the mayor of St. Lawrence.<ref>[https://www.thetelegram.com/news/local/town-of-st-lawrence-gets-over-13m-for-industrial-park-292670/ "Town of St. Lawrence gets over $1.3m for industrial park"]. ''The Telegram'', March 16, 2019.</ref>

Pike 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>

==Election results== {{2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election/Burin-Grand Bank}} {{Newfoundland and Labrador provincial election, 2021/Burin-Grand Bank}}

==References== {{reflist}} {{Hogan Ministry}} {{Furey Ministry}} {{Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs}}

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