Bill Matthews

**Hon. William Matthews**

Incumbent
Riding	Burin—St. George's (1997-2004) Random—Burin—St. George's (2004-)
In office since	1997
Preceded by	Roger Simmons
Born	July 22, 1947 Grand Bank, Newfoundland
Political party	Liberal
Portfolio(s)	Fisheries & Oceans

William "Bill" Matthews (born July 22, 1947 in Grand Bank, Newfoundland) is a Canadian politician.

Matthews was a Progressive Conservative member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1982 to 1996. During this time, he was a cabinet minister, as Minister of Culture, Recreation and Youth from 1985 to 1988 and Minister of Career Development and Advanced Studies from 1988 to 1989. Today, Matthews is a current member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Random—Burin—St. George's since 2004 and Burin—St. George's from 1997 to 2004. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1997 to 1999. Matthews is a former teacher. He is a former Parliamentary Secretary to the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Deputy House Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party, and Progressive Conservative critic of Fisheries and Oceans. He currently is the Liberal Critic for Fisheries & Oceans in the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet.

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Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Roger Simmons, Liberal	Member of Parliament from Burin—St. George's 1997-2004	Succeeded by district abolished
Preceded by district created	Member of Parliament from Random—Burin—St. George's 2004-present	Succeeded by incumbent

	Newfoundland and Labrador Caucus serving in the 39th Canadian Parliament.
Senators	George Baker (Lib), Ethel M. Cochrane (Con), Joan Cook (Lib), George Furey (Lib), William H. Rompkey (Lib)
Members of Parliament	Gerry Byrne (Lib), Norman E. Doyle (Con), Loyola Hearn (Con), Fabian Manning (Con), Bill Matthews (Lib), Todd Russell (Lib), Scott Simms (Lib)