Terry French (politician)

Terry French
Mayor of Conception Bay South
In office
2017–2021
Preceded bySteve Tessier
Succeeded byDarrin Bent
Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation of
Newfoundland and Labrador
In office
October 19, 2012  September 19, 2014
Preceded byDerrick Dalley
In office
November 27, 2009  October 28, 2011
Preceded byClyde Jackman
Succeeded byDerrick Dalley
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Conception Bay South
In office
2002  September 19, 2014
Preceded byBob French
Succeeded byRex Hillier
Minister of Environment and Conservation of
Newfoundland and Labrador
In office
October 28, 2011  October 19, 2012
Preceded byRoss Wiseman
Succeeded byTom Hedderson
Personal details
BornConception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
OccupationExecutive Assistant

Terry French MHA, is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. French represented the district of Conception Bay South in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 2002 to 2014. He was acclaimed as mayor of Conception Bay South in the 2017 Newfoundland and Labrador municipal elections.

He was first elected to the provincial assembly in a 2002 by-election held following the death of his father Bob French, who had represented the riding since 1996.

He served in the cabinets of Danny Williams, Kathy Dunderdale and Tom Marshall. He has served as the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, Minister of Environment and Conservation and as the Minister of Justice. On September 19, 2014, French resigned his Conception Bay South seat.

In 2015, he was named president of the Construction Labour Relations Association of Newfoundland and Labrador.