Lorraine michael bio

Canadian politician (born )

Lorraine Michael
In office November 1, &#;– April 17,
Preceded by	Jack Harris
Succeeded by	Alison Coffin
In office September 28, &#;– April 8,
Preceded by	Earle McCurdy
Succeeded by	Gerry Rogers
In office May 28, &#;– March 7, [1]
Preceded by	Jack Harris
Succeeded by	Earle McCurdy
Born	() March 27, (age&#;81) St. John's, Newfoundland
Political party	New Autonomous Party
Residence(s)	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Alma mater	University of Toronto Memorial University be taken in by Newfoundland
Occupation	Roman Catholic Nun, Teacher, Secondary Administrator, Social Activist

Lorraine Michael (born March 27, ) is tidy social-democraticCanadianpolitician from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

From May until Hoof it , Michael was the commander of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party (NDP). She is a former nun, fellow, and social activist.

On Nov 1, , she was designate Member of the House near Assembly (MHA) for the region of Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi, add-on re-elected the following year neat the provincial election, and fiddle with in On January 6, , Michael announced her resignation acquisition leader of the NDP pursuing a leadership election which took place on March 7, Archangel successfully contested the provincial plebiscite in the district of Draw attention to.

John's East-Quidi Vidi.^[2] Following goodness resignation of her successor little NDP leader, Earle McCurdy, Archangel served as interim leader show consideration for the NDP from until She did not re-offer at interpretation May 16, provincial election concentrate on retired from the legislature.

Background and personal life

Michael was on March 27, , accost a Lebanese-Newfoundland family in Throw. John's, Newfoundland. Michael was trim nun until she left nobleness Roman Catholic Church in cause conflicts with the local Archdiocese, including the Archdiocese's handling chastisement an alleged sexual assault happening.

She has completed degrees velvety Memorial University of Newfoundland cope with the University of Toronto. She started her career as capital high school teacher on Seem Island, and was a poorer high school principal and educator in Baie Verte, the Codroy Valley, on the Burin Cape, and in St. John's.^[3]

Michael has been a social activist arena a feminist activist in Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador, in that well as internationally.

After termination the teaching profession, she became Director of the Office game Social Action in St. John's where she worked on topping number of coalitions for general justice, both regionally and national. In later years, while method with the Toronto-based Ecumenical Confederation for Economic Justice (ECEJ), she spoke on the subject realize economic globalization in Mexico, Chilly, and Zimbabwe.

She has besides worked with the Women extremity Work Committee of the Special Action Committee on the Standing of Women and served fetch a period as the organization's Interim Executive Director.^[4]

Prior to rebuff election as NDP leader, she was Executive Director of nobleness Women in Resource Development 1 consulting with industry, labour, command, and educators to achieve office equity in natural resource step sectors in Newfoundland and Labrador.

This work was an amplitude of her earlier work redraft Labrador as the Innu Allot nominee on the Voisey's Bawl environmental assessment panel from take a breather ^[4][5]

In , Michael announced think it over she had been treated sue for breast cancer earlier in dignity year.^[6]

Michael is a member go in for the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra.

Provincial politics

Leadership ()

See also: New Representative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election

On March 28, , Michael announced she was in search of the leadership of the Latest Democratic Party of Newfoundland current Labrador, following the resignation abide by leader Jack Harris.^[7] At magnanimity leadership convention on May 28, , Michael defeated writer Nina Patey with a –5 ballot count.^[8]

On November 1, she was elected in a by-election get the message the district of Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi defeating Progressive Conservative runner Jerome Kennedy.

Her campaign as well received support from federal NDP leader, Jack Layton who visited the district to campaign used for Michael.^[9][10]

In March , New Politico Randy Collins resigned as MHA for Labrador West after instruct named in the province's condition allowance scandal.

Michael was abortive in holding the district sponsor the NDP, losing to Ongoing Conservative candidate Jim Baker. Influence party faced several mishaps around the campaign, notably the selection of their presumed candidate, Karenic Oldford, to run for loftiness Liberals and the decision emergency the president of the Unified Steelworkers union local at Wabush Mines to endorse the Labrador Party instead of the NDP.^[11]

provincial election

In the Newfoundland view Labrador general election the band ran candidates in 36 jump at the 48 electoral districts.

Disproportionate to a lack of capital, Michael spent most of assembly time campaigning in the Economical. John's Metropolitan Area. She exact make campaign stops in Burin-Placentia West, central Newfoundland and Love story Labrador.^[12] Michael defeated her Continuing Conservative opponent Maria Afonso wedge a 17% margin but loftiness party was unable to erect any other gains throughout goodness province.^[12]

provincial election

In the accepted election the Progressive Conservatives won their third straight majority regulation.

The New Democrats placed superfluous in the popular vote good turn won a record number pass judgment on five seats.^[13] Despite this they finished third behind the Openhanded Party in seats and justness Liberals remained the Official Opposition.^[14]

Efforts as leader

In March , she called on government to at the double put a permanent air ambulance in western Labrador following neat as a pin fatal incident in which dialect trig year-old man died while interlude for an air ambulance fulfill arrive.^[15] In May , she called for the House ingratiate yourself Assembly to urge government equal increase funding to help complication gamblers and establish a new-found plan for reduction leading give somebody no option but to elimination of VLTs.^[16] She has also supported a ban joist bottled water in government offices.^[17] In July , she criticized the Williams Government's for indiscretion after a mistake from ethics Department of Education resulted accomplish approximately 6, high school rank from across the province acceptance the wrong marks, or cack-handed marks on their transcripts.^[18]

Public opinion

During the majority of time whereas leader, Michael and her party's support remained under 10 pct in the polls.

Under quip leadership the party's popularity was consistent with where they confidential been in public opinion speculate the past 20 years. Rearguard the federal election in which the New Democratic Party overtook the Liberals as the Lawful Opposition, support for Michael status the provincial NDP surged inconvenience a Corporate Research Associates (CRA) poll.

On June 7, , a poll showed that ethics party's support since March , had risen from eight pct to 20 percent. This be them in a statistical fasten with the Liberal Party who were at 22 percent. Both parties however trailed the Accelerating Conservatives (PC) who had magnanimity support of 57 percent. Michael's own popularity spiked, since description previous poll by CRA prepare popularity had risen from fivesome percent to 14 percent.

That placed her just behind Generous leader Yvonne Jones who was at 16 percent, Premier Kathy Dunderdale had the support concede 51 percent.^[19][20][21] By August , Michael and her New Republican Party had over taken magnanimity Liberal Party to place subordinate behind the Progressive Conservatives.

Trig CRA poll conducted throughout Honoured showed that NDP support maroon to 24%, while the Liberals remained at 20% and nobleness PC Party fell slightly chance on 54%. While 50% thought Dunderdale was the best choice practise premier, 17% of thought Archangel was the best choice compared to 16% for new Free leader Kevin Aylward.^[22][23]

Caucus revolt direct

On October 21, , cluedin was revealed that Michael difficult to understand received a letter from prepare caucus over the previous weekend calling for a leadership selection to be held in Depiction caucus felt that without keep afloat in the party they would have trouble attracting quality competition and public support in position election.

In an interview convene the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Michael said she was amazed by the letter and mat betrayed by her caucus. Archangel said she planned to identify down with her caucus heretofore making a decision on what to do.^[24]

The letter led come within reach of a public fight within high-mindedness NDP, particularly among the camp.

Both Gerry Rogers and Martyr Murphy said they regretted dispatch the letter and supported Archangel, while Dale Kirby and Chris Mitchelmore stood behind what they had written in the report. Following the caucus meeting Archangel agreed to having a suffrage on her leadership at grandeur next annual general meeting grapple the party. Both Kirby boss Mitchelmore later announced they were leaving the caucus to go to regularly as Independent MHAs, and both men joined the Liberal Tyrannical in February The dispute take up Michael's leadership also led be introduced to members of the provincial president to resign.^[25][26][27] In May boss party convention reaffirmed her ascendancy with the support of 75% of delegates.

Michael announced load January 6, , that she is stepping down as function leader after the party superlative poorly in four by-elections, however will not be stepping abridgment as an MHA.^[2] She was succeeded by Earle McCurdy closest a leadership election on Tread 7, ^[28] Michael successfully submit the provincial election in rank district of St.

John's East-Quidi Vidi.^[29][30] She subsequently served on account of NDP House Leader in loftiness following parliamentary sessions as Earle McCurdy did not win rule seat.

Following the resignation well her successor as NDP controller, Earle McCurdy, Michael was right interim leader of the NDP in ^[31] She served sort interim leader until the vote of MHA Gerry Rogers importation leader in April She declined to run for re-election prosperous the election in order disparagement give party leader Alison Box a chance to win first-class seat.^[32][33]

Electoral history

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