Lin Paddock
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Lin Paddock | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Immigration | |
| Assumed office October 29, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Gerry Byrne |
| Minister of Jobs and Growth | |
| Assumed office October 29, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Gerry Byrne |
| Minister of Francophone Affairs | |
| Assumed office October 29, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Sarah Stoodley |
| Minister of Rural Development | |
| Assumed office October 29, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Pam Parsons |
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Baie Verte-Green Bay | |
| Assumed office May 27, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Warr |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 17, 1966 Roberts Arm, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation | Canadian Armed Forces commander |
Arlanda "Lin" Malcolm Benjamin George Paddock is a Canadian politician from the Progressive Conservative Party.[1] He was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2024 Baie Verte-Green Bay provincial by-election.[2] 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.
A native of Roberts Arm, he was previously a Canadian Armed Forces commander.[3] His parents are Samuel Lloyd Paddock and Julia Edith Paddock. He was the second youngest of 8 kids. He graduated Dorset Collegiate in 1984.[citation needed]
Paddock was re-elected in the 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election.[4]
On October 29, 2025 Paddock was appointed as Minister of Immigration, Minister of Jobs and Growth, Minister of Rural Development, Minister of Francophone affairs.[5]
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