The Ministry of Energy and Mines is a government department in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The department is headed by a member of the provincial cabinet, typically a Member of the House of Assembly, who is chosen by the premier and formally appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. The current minister is Lloyd Parrott.
The department was formerly known as the Department of Mines and Energy, however its name was changed in 2004, to Natural Resources under the government of Danny Williams. The department is responsible for the provinces energy, mines, forestry and agrifoods sectors. Due to the significance of Newfoundland and Labrador's natural resources sector the Minister of Natural Resources is considered to be one of the most high-profile positions in the Provincial Cabinet.
On August 19, 2020 the department was renamed Industry, Energy and Technology. On October 29, 2025, the department was renamed Energy and Mines.
Ministers Key:
PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyPremierRex Gibbons March 14, 1996 April 29, 1997LiberalBrian TobinChuck Furey July 4, 1997 December 15, 1998 LiberalBrian TobinRoger Grimes December 15, 1998 February 13, 2001LiberalBrian TobinPaul Dicks January 13, 2000 February 13, 2001LiberalBrian TobinLloyd Matthews February 13, 2001 February 17, 2003LiberalRoger GrimesWalter Noel February 17, 2003 November 6, 2003LiberalRoger GrimesEd Byrne November 6, 2003 July 5, 2006Progressive ConservativeDanny WilliamsKathy Dunderdale July 5, 2006 December 6, 2010 Progressive ConservativeDanny WilliamsShawn SkinnerDecember 6, 2010 October 28, 2011Progressive ConservativeKathy DunderdaleJerome KennedyOctober 28, 2011 January 16, 2013Progressive ConservativeKathy DunderdaleTom MarshallJanuary 16, 2013 October 9, 2013Progressive ConservativeKathy DunderdaleDerrick Dalley October 9, 2013 December 14, 2015Progressive ConservativeKathy DunderdaleTom MarshallPaul DavisSiobhán Coady December 14, 2015 August 19, 2020LiberalDwight BallAndrew Parsons August 19, 2020 May 1, 2025LiberalAndrew Furey Steve Crocker May 3, 2025 October 29, 2025 LiberalAndrew FureyJohn HoganLloyd Parrott October 29, 2025Progressive ConservativeTony Wakeham
See also Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland Ranger Force, a former law enforcement agency while the Dominion of Newfoundland's Department of Natural Resources
References
External links Department of Energy and Mines website