Danny Dumaresque

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| birth_place =St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador

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| office = President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party

| term_start = 2006

| term_end = 2009

| predecessor = Tom Lush

| successor = Judy Morrow

| office2 = MHA for Eagle River

| term_start2 = 1989

| term_end2 = 1996

| predecessor2 = Eugene Hiscock

| successor2 = Riding Redistricted

| party = Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

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Danny Wade Dumaresque (born November 6, 1959) is a Canadian politician.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vFGJAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Dumaresque%22+AND+%22Eagle+River%22|title=Guide Parlementaire Canadien|year=1992}} He represented the riding of Eagle River in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1989 to 1996 as a member of the Liberal Party.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/former-mha-dumaresque-wins-grit-nod-in-torngat-mountains-1.637954|title=Former MHA Dumaresque wins Grit nod in Torngat Mountains|work=CBC News|date=10 September 2007|accessdate=15 January 2015}} Dumaresque has been a Director of NL Hydro and an outspoken critic of the Muskrat Falls hydro development. Dumaresque is founder of Labrador Gem Seafoods.[https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/news/out-here-on-this-little-island-you-really-need-to-prepare-as-best-you-can-in-wake-of-fiona-rameas-mayor-says-towns-emergency-measures-plan-needs-some-work-100777487/ ]

In the 1996 election, Dumaresque defeated Yvonne Jones for the Liberal nomination in the redistricted riding of Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair. Jones ran as an independent candidate, however, and defeated Dumaresque in the general election. She later joined the Liberal caucus.{{cite news|title=Yvonne Jones says goodbye to fellow MHAs|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/yvonne-jones-says-goodbye-to-fellow-mhas-1.1328434|access-date=2 May 2018|newspaper=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|date=28 March 2013}}

He later served as John Efford's campaign manager in the party's leadership convention in 2001.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/dumaresque-gives-grimes-last-chance-to-say-he-s-sorry-1.284450|title=Dumaresque gives Grimes last chance to say he's sorry|work=CBC News|date=16 February 2001|accessdate=15 January 2015}} He subsequently threatened to sue the victorious candidate, Roger Grimes, for libel after Grimes reportedly stated that he "would never be able to sleep any one night in comfort, knowing he had a minister in confidence who had Danny Dumaresque as an advisor to him." Premier Grimes issued and official apology stating there was no basis for his statement and Mr. Dumaresque dropped his suit.

He also served as president of the provincial Liberal Party from 2006 until 2009. He was succeeded in this role by Judy Morrow.

Dumaresque ran as the Liberal candidate in Torngat Mountains in the 2007 election, but narrowly lost to Patty Pottle.

He was also frequently rumoured as a possible candidate for the leadership of the provincial Liberal party in their 2010 leadership election.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/n-l-liberals-set-leadership-convention-date-1.914831|title=N.L. Liberals set leadership convention date|work=CBC News|date=29 May 2010|accessdate=15 January 2015}} After he had previously stated that he would not rule it out, on July 29, 2010 he announced he would not run and would instead focus on his business career. Dumaresque has owned and operated seafood processing plants in Quebec and Newfoundland and successfully marketed various seafood products to the international marketplace.

In March 2011, he announced that he was considering running for the Liberals in the 2011 provincial election in the district of Lake Melville, but on August 22, 2011, he was acclaimed as the party's candidate in The Isles of Notre Dame and lost in the general election.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/dumaresque-considering-political-comeback-1.995968|title=Dumaresque considering political comeback|work=CBC News|date=4 March 2011|accessdate=15 January 2015}}{{cite news|title=Dumaresque to run in The Isles of Notre Dame|url=http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2011-08-22/article-2719176/Dumaresque-to-run-in-The-Isles-of-Notre-Dame/1|accessdate=15 January 2015|newspaper=The Telegram|date=22 August 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120912061113/http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2011-08-22/article-2719176/Dumaresque-to-run-in-The-Isles-of-Notre-Dame/1|archivedate=12 September 2012}}{{cite news|title=Skinner, Pottle lose but most PC ministers re-elected|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/skinner-pottle-lose-but-most-pc-ministers-re-elected-1.1079786|accessdate=25 May 2018|newspaper=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|date=12 October 2011}} He was an unsuccessful candidate in the leadership election to replace Yvonne Jones in August 2011.{{cite news|title=Liberal Dumaresque to run in northeastern Nfld.|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/liberal-dumaresque-to-run-in-northeastern-nfld-1.1121430|access-date=15 January 2015|newspaper=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|date=22 August 2011}}

On July 2, 2013 Dumaresque announced he was running for the leadership of the provincial Liberal Party in their 2013 election.{{cite news|title=Danny Dumaresque launches Liberal leadership bid|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/danny-dumaresque-launches-liberal-leadership-bid-1.1377752|access-date=15 July 2013|newspaper=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|date=2 July 2013}} He was, again, ultimately unsuccessful in his bid to lead the party.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/dwight-ball-wins-liberal-leadership-1.2429686|title=Dwight Ball wins Liberal leadership|work=CBC News|date=17 November 2013|accessdate=15 January 2015}}

Dumaresque ran for the Liberal nomination in Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair for the 2015 provincial election but lost to Lisa Dempster.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/danny-dumaresque-loses-liberal-nomination-to-lisa-dempster-1.2645356|title=Danny Dumaresque loses Liberal nomination to Lisa Dempster|work=CBC News|date=16 May 2014|accessdate=15 January 2015}} He later won a party nomination in Conception Bay East – Bell Island,{{cite news|title=Danny Dumaresque Liberal candidate for Conception Bay East-Bell Island|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/dumaresque-conception-bay-east-bell-island-1.3303185|accessdate=3 April 2016|newspaper=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|date=4 November 2015}} but lost to the Progressive Conservative incumbent, David Brazil.{{cite news|title=4 Tory cabinet ministers fall to defeat in Liberal rout|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/cabinet-ministers-defeated-1.3344727|accessdate=3 April 2016|newspaper=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|date=1 December 2015}}