Lloyd Parrott

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

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| name = Lloyd Parrott

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| honorific-suffix = MHA

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| residence = Clarenville

| assembly = Newfoundland and Labrador House of

| constituency_AM = Terra Nova

| term_start = May 16, 2019

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| predecessor = Colin Holloway

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| party = Progressive Conservative

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| occupation = Soldier, politician

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Lloyd K. Parrott is a Newfoundland

Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2019 provincial election.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/defeated-incumbents-1.5139759 "Cabinet ministers Letto and Hawkins among 9 defeated Liberals"]. CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, May 17, 2019. He represents the electoral district of Terra Nova as a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Progressive Conservative Party. He was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.{{cite news |title=Here are all the MHAs elected in the Newfoundland and Labrador election |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-election-list-of-winners-1.5965873 |publisher=CBC News |date=March 27, 2021}}

Parrott grew up in Wabush, Labrador and moved to Clarenville in 2011. Parrott is a former member of the Clarenville town council (2017-2019).{{cite news|url=https://www.thelabradorvoice.ca/news/regional/clarenville-town-council-will-meet-less-frequently-281873/ |title=Clarenville town council will meet less frequently|date=5 Feb 2019|publisher=SaltWire Network|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617232937/https://www.thelabradorvoice.ca/news/regional/clarenville-town-council-will-meet-less-frequently-281873/ | accessdate=1 August 2021|archive-date=2019-06-17 }}{{cite news|url=https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundland-labrador/news/pc-party-names-lloyd-parrott-as-terra-nova-candidate-for-provincial-election-297674/ |title=PC Party names Lloyd Parrott as Terra Nova candidate for provincial election|date=3 April 2019|publisher=SaltWire Network| accessdate=1 August 2021}} He is a retired member of the military, and has served on various boards in the province, including the Hebron Project Employers Association, Construction Labour Relations Association of N.L., Alpine Development Alliance Corp. and a trustee of the Teamsters Union in N.L. On July 4, 2022, Parrott announced he would be a candidate in the 2023 provincial PC leadership election.{{cite news |last1=Roberts |first1=Terry |title=Lloyd Parrott, first to enter race to guide the PC Party, says 'now is the time to lead' |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/lloyd-parrott-leadership-1.6510836 |access-date=12 January 2023 |publisher=CBC News |date=5 July 2022}} Parrott formally launched his campaign on April 18, 2023 in Clarenville.{{cite news|url=https://ntv.ca/lloyd-parrott-holds-formal-launch-for-pc-leadership-campaign-in-clarenville/|title=Lloyd Parrott holds formal launch for PC leadership campaign in Clarenville|publisher=NTV News|date=April 18, 2023|accessdate=April 30, 2023}} Parrott lost placing third.{{cite news|title=Tony Wakeham wins PC leadership, setting stage for next election |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/tory-leadership-newfoundland-labrador-1.6995742 |access-date= Oct 14, 2023 |publisher=CBC News |date= Oct 14, 2023}}

As of September 22, 2024, Parrott serves as the Deputy House Leader of the Official Opposition as well as critic for Industry, Energy, Technology, Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation, and Labrador Affairs.