Robert Wells (Canadian politician)
Robert Wells (born 1933) is a lawyer, former judge and politician in Newfoundland. He represented St. John's South from 1972 to 1975 and Kilbride from 1975 to 1979 in the Newfoundland House of Assembly.[1]
The son of Reverend Warwick Wells and Dorcas Parsons, he was born in Badger's Quay and was educated at Memorial University and Oxford University. Wells was admitted to the Bar of England and Wales in 1958. On his return to Newfoundland, he was employed in the civil service as an economist, later working in the Justice department. In 1962, he started practising law in St. John's. Wells was named Queen's Counsel in 1972. From 1977 to 1981, he was president of the Law Society of Newfoundland. In 1985, he became president of the Canadian Bar Association.[1]
In 1964, Wells became president of the Progressive Conservative Association of Newfoundland. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Newfoundland assembly in 1971 but was elected the following year. He served in the Newfoundland cabinet as Minister of Health and then as minister without portfolio and later served as government house leader. He returned to the practice of law in 1979.[1] In 1986, Wells was named to Trial division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland, retiring in 2008.[2]
Wells also served as chair of the board for the Janeway Child Health Centre.[2]
In 2009, he was named to the Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry commission.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "Wells, Robert". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. p. 529.
- 1 2 3 "Honourable Robert Wells, Q. C.". Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry.
External links
- "Honourable Robert Wells, Q.C". The Centre for Innovative Dispute Resolution.