About Fred Hutton
Fred Hutton was a politician and journalist.
Frederick Charles Hutton is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador. Hutton was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for the Liberal Party in the 2024 Conception Bay East–Bell Island provincial by-election. The district had been held by Progressive Conservatives for the previous 20 years.
Background Hutton formerly worked as a journalist and advisor to Premier Andrew Furey. Hutton worked for CJON-TV co-anchoring the NTV Evening Newshour from 1990 to 2013. He worked as both a news director and a morning show co-host at VOCM. He also co-hosted The St. John's Morning Show on CBN from 2017 to 2019.
Cabinet Minister On February 29, 2024, Hutton was appointed Minister of Housing and Minister responsible for the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation. On July 19, 2024, he was appointed as Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure. On May 9, 2025, he was appointed Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation.
Hutton was re-elected in the 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election.
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