Judy Foote

Minister of Public Services and Procurement Upon the Liberal victory in 2015, Foote joined the cabinet as Minister of Public Services and Procurement. She received the highest percentage of votes of any candidate nationwide in the 2015 election winning her seat with nearly 82% of all votes. In the House of Commons, Foote was seated next to Justin Trudeau during the Liberal Party's time in Government until her resignation.

In May 2016, Foote appeared alongside premier Dwight Ball to announce that $250 million will be loaned to the provincial government from the federal government to reduce controversial taxes proposed in the provincial budget and Foote also said that more federal help for the province is coming in the future.

Foote was the minister responsible for overseeing the roll-out of the Phoenix pay system in 2016. That system has had serious problems with underpayments and over payments, and the opposition NDP have suggested that Foote take more responsibility for the problems.

On August 24, 2017, following a leave of absence for personal reasons since April 2017, Foote announced she was resigning from the federal cabinet and her seat as an MP because she had learned that she carries the BRCA2 cancer-causing gene and that she had passed it on to her children. However, she said that she was cancer-free at the time and her children were "well." She is the first woman to be appointed as the viceregal representative for the province. Foote was sworn in on May 3, 2018. Foote was succeeded on November 14, 2023 by Joan Marie Aylward.

Personal life In 2000, Foote was diagnosed with breast cancer while serving as a provincial Member of the House of Assembly for the District of Grand Bank and underwent procedures and treatments. In June 2014, Foote announced that she was battling breast cancer for the second time. Foote suffered a stroke in 2024.

Electoral record NDP Bill Wakeley

NDP Richard Rennie

NDP Joseph L. Edwards

Honours and arms Honours Ribbon bars of Judy Foote

Appointments November 4, 2015: Member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada (PC) May 3, 2018: Member of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador (ONL) May 3, 2018 – November 14, 2023: Chancellor of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador (while in office) May 3, 2018: Dame of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (D.StJ) (Vice-Prior in Newfoundland and Labrador while in office)

Medals 2002: Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal 2012: Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal

Honorary military appointments May 3, 2018November 14, 2023: Honorary Colonel of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment. May 3, 2018November 14, 2023: Patron of the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires (Newfoundland and Labrador Branch). May 3, 2018November 14, 2023: Honorary Chief of Police of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary.

Arms Foote was granted a coat of arms by the Canadian Heraldic Authority through Grant of Arms and Supporters, with differences to Carla Jean Foote, Jason Howard Foote and Heidi Ellen Lee Foote, on May 15, 2019.