Peter Penashue, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Peter Penashue

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 09-Apr-1964

Place of Birth: Sheshatshiu, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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PeterPenashue

Peter Penashue, (; born April 9, 1964) is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador.
He was elected as the Conservative Party of Canada Member of Parliament for the riding of Labrador in the 2011 federal election.
Penashue was the first Innu from Labrador to be elected to the House of Commons of Canada and the first Innu cabinet minister in Canadian history.
He was also the first centre-right MP to be elected from the riding of Labrador since 1968, and only the second ever to win it since Newfoundland and Labrador joined Canada in 1949.Following allegations of irregularities in his campaign spending, Penashue announced on March 14, 2013 that he would resign and seek to regain his seat in a by-election.
In the resulting by-election, held on May 13, 2013, he was defeated by Yvonne Jones of the Liberal Party.
He unsuccessfully ran again in the riding in the 2015 federal election.