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Sep 2024
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NL cabinet minister and Burgeo-La Poile ...

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The MHA for Burgeo-LaPoile won't be running again. Andrew Parsons, who is also provincial minister of energy and industry, announced he will NOT be seeking re-election the next time the province goes to the polls. He has been in provincial politics since 2011.

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