# 2025 Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election

The 2025 Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election will be held on May 2–3, 2025 to select a successor to Andrew Furey. It was triggered on February 25, 2025, after Furey announced that he would be resigning as Liberal Party leader and Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador upon the selection of his successor.

## Timeline

* February 25, 2025 – Liberal leader and Premier Andrew Furey announces his pending resignation in a press conference.
* March 3, 2025 – The Liberal Party releases the timeline for the leadership election and officially opens nominations.
* March 4, 2025 – Housing minister John Abbott announces his candidacy.
* March 6, 2025 – Health minister John Hogan announces his candidacy.
* March 24, 2025 – Deadline for candidates to be nominated.
* March 31, 2025 – Deadline for voters to register with the provincial Liberal Party and be eligible to vote in the convention.
* May 2–3, 2025 – The leadership convention is set to be held in St. John's.

## Declared candidates
### John Abbott

MHA for St. John's East-Quidi Vidi (2021–present), Minister of Housing and Minister of Mental Health and Addictions (2024–2025), leadership candidate in 2020, Deputy Minister of Health under Premiers Danny Williams and Dwight Ball
Date campaign launched: March 4, 2025
    MHAs (5): Lisa Dempster, MHA for Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair (2013–present); Scott Reid, MHA for St. George's-Humber (2014–present); Sarah Stoodley, MHA for Mount Scio (2019–present); Lucy Stoyles, MHA for Mount Pearl North (2021–present); Perry Trimper, MHA for Lake Melville (2015–present)

### John Hogan

MHA for Windsor Lake (2021–present), Minister of Health and Community Services (2024–2025)
Date campaign launched: March 6, 2025
    MHAs (4): Siobhán Coady, MHA for St. John's West (2015–present); Krista Howell, MHA for St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows (2021–present); Jamie Korab, MHA for Waterford Valley (2024–present); Elvis Loveless, MHA for Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune (2019–present)

## Potential candidates

* Paul Antle, St. John's businessman, leadership candidate in 2013, federal Liberal candidate in St. John's East (2006)
* Bernard Davis, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Minister Responsible for the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Office (2024–present), MHA for Virginia Waters-Pleasantville (2015–present), St. John's City Councillor for Ward 4 (2013–2015)
* Brian Keating, Mayor of Marystown (2021–present)

## Declined

* Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries, Forestry, and Agriculture and Minister Responsible for the Public Procurement Agency (2024–present), MHA for Corner Brook (2015–present), MP for Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte (1996–2015)
* Steve Crocker, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation (2021–Present), MHA for Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde (2014–present)
* Siobhán Coady, Deputy Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador and Minister of Finance (2020–present), MHA for St. John's West (2015–present), MP for St. John's South—Mount Pearl (2008–2011) (endorsed Hogan)
* Yvonne Jones, MP for Labrador (2013–present), Leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador (2007–2011), MHA for Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair (1996–2013), Mayor of Mary's Harbour (1991–1996)
* Andrew Parsons, Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology (2020–present), MHA for Burgeo-La Poile (2011–present)