| The Honourable Alfred Brian Peckford MHA |
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| 3rd Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| In office March 26, 1979 – March 22, 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Frank D. Moores |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Rideout |
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| Born | Whitbourne, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Alfred Brian Peckford, PC (born August 27, 1942) served as the 3rd Premier of Newfoundland. He served as leader of the Progressive Conservatives from 1979 until his retirement in 1989.
Born in Whitbourne, Newfoundland, Peckford first won election to the House of Assembly in 1972 as a Progressive Conservative.[1] In 1974 he became minister of municipal affairs and housing in the cabinet of Premier Frank D. Moores subsequently serving as minister of mines and energy and argued with the federal government over the ownership of the offshore Hibernia oil fields.[2] In 1979 he won the party leadership succeeding Moores as Premier leading his party to re-election in 1979 and 1982, largely on the issue of wresting control over natural resources from the federal government. Peckford clashed with Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau during the debates on the Canadian constitution arguing for more provincial rights.[3] He was a supporter of the Meech Lake Accord[3] negotiated by Trudeau's successor, Brian Mulroney and was a supporter of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement. Peckford's famous line; "Some day the sun will shine, and 'have not' will be no more" has become a household phrase in Newfoundland and Labrador homes.[4] He left politics in 1989 to start a consulting company in British Columbia.[5] He now lives in Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island.[6]
Peckford serves on the advisory committee of the British Columbia Conservative Party and is travelling Vancouver Island assisting the party in establishing constituency associations, raising funds and recruiting new members. He has said he does not intend to be a candidate for the party, however.[6]
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