Shannie Duff

Suzanne "Shannie" Duff, CM ONL is a Canadian politician, who has served as mayor of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador and as a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly.[1]

"Shannie" redirects here. For other or similar uses, see Shanny.
Suzanne Duff
Deputy Mayor of St. John's, NL
In office
October 2009 – October 2013
Preceded byRon Ellsworth
Succeeded byRon Ellsworth
Acting Mayor of St. John's, NL
In office
April 22, 2008 – June 9, 2008
Preceded byDennis O'Keefe (Acting)
Succeeded byDennis O'Keefe (Elected)
Councillor At Large for St. John's, NL
In office
1997–2009
12th Mayor of St. John's, NL
In office
November 1990 – November 1993
Preceded byJohn Joseph Murphy
Succeeded byJohn Joseph Murphy
MHA for St. John's East
In office
1989–1990
Preceded byGene Long
Succeeded byJack Harris
Personal details
Political partyProgressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
ResidenceSt. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador

Politics

Duff entered municipal politics in 1977 as a member of St. John's City Council.[1] By 1982, she was deputy mayor of the city.[2]

She was elected to the provincial legislature in the 1989 election, representing St. John's East as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador.[3] Unusually, she did not resign her city council seat, but continued to hold both positions with the intention of completing her term on city council,[4] but resigned the provincial seat to run for mayor of St. John's in 1990 after incumbent mayor John Joseph Murphy announced that he would not run for another term.[4]

She won that election and served as mayor until 1993, when Murphy ran for mayor again and defeated Duff.[5] She was then reelected to a city council seat in 1997.[6] She briefly served another stint as acting mayor of the city from April to June 2008 following the resignation of Andy Wells, when councillor Dennis O'Keefe stepped down as acting mayor to run in the mayoral by-election.[7]

Duff was then elected to the office of deputy mayor in the 2009 municipal election.[8] She held this role until 2013, when she announced her retirement from politics.[1] Upon her announcement, council colleague Gerry Colbert praised Duff particularly for her efforts to preserve the city's distinctive architectural heritage.[1]

Honours

Duff was appointed to the Order of Canada on March 29, 2003, for outstanding community service.[9] She was appointed to the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2015.[10]

References
  1. "Shannie Duff retires from St. John's city council". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, May 28, 2013.
  2. "Newfoundland: The hooker problem and the strippers". The Globe and Mail, May 22, 1982.
  3. "Newfoundland Liberals win majority; Leader's defeat tempers victory". The Globe and Mail, April 21, 1989.
  4. "Newfoundland Conservative resigns post". The Globe and Mail, September 7, 1990.
  5. "In the public eye: The political life is not an easy draw for women". The Telegram, June 22, 1997.
  6. "Wyatt hangs on at large; two incumbents ousted". The Telegram, October 1, 1997.
  7. "St. John's byelection cost estimate takes a plunge". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, May 23, 2008.
  8. "Missing women in city government across Canada". Dawson Creek Daily News, June 12, 2013.
  9. "Ayre among locals inducted to Order of Canada". The Telegram, January 18, 2003.
  10. https://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2015/exec/0930n01.aspx
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