Lin Paddock

Lin Paddock
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Baie Verte-Green Bay
Assumed office
May 27, 2024
Preceded byBrian Warr
Personal details
Born (1966-11-17) November 17, 1966
Roberts Arm, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
OccupationCanadian Armed Forces commander

Arlanda "Lin" Malcolm Benjamin George Paddock is a Canadian politician from the Progressive Conservative Party. He was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2024 Baie Verte-Green Bay provincial by-election. Paddock ran for the same riding in the 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election and lost to then-incumbent MHA Brian Warr of the Liberal Party. As of September 29, 2024, Paddock serves as the Official Opposition critic for Finance, Treasury Board, and the Public Service Commission.

A native of Roberts Arm, he was previously a Canadian Armed Forces commander. His parents are Samuel Lloyd Paddock and Julia Edith Paddock. He was the second youngest of 8 kids. He graduated Dorset Collegiate in 1984.