Betty Parsley | |
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Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Harbour Main | |
In office November 30, 2015 –April 17, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Tom Hedderson |
Succeeded by | Helen Conway-Ottenheimer |
Personal details | |
Political party | Liberal |
Betty Parsley is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2015 provincial election. [1] She represented the electoral district of Harbour Main as a member of the Liberal Party from 2015 to 2019. [1] [2]
Prior to her election to the legislature,Parsley served as mayor of Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview. [3] She lives in Holyrood. [4]
Parsley was born and raised in Harbour Main and received formal training in travel and tourism. She had a career as a travel consultant before going into politics. Her first involvement in municipal politics was in 2007 when she was elected as a town councillor. [5] [6]
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