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| Preceded by Sieur de Kéréon | Governor of Plaisance 1660 | Succeeded by Thalour Du Perron |
Nicolas Gargot de La Rochette was Governor of Plaisance (Placentia), Newfoundland in 1660. The post was left vacant until 1662.
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| Preceded by Sieur de Kéréon | Governor of Plaisance 1660 | Succeeded by Thalour Du Perron |
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Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. It is composed of the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador to the northwest, with a combined area of 405,212 square kilometres (156,500 sq mi). In 2018, the province's population was estimated at 525,073. About 92% of the province's population lives on the island of Newfoundland, of whom more than half live on the Avalon Peninsula.
Labrador is a geographic and cultural region within the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is the primarily continental portion of the province and constitutes 71% of the province's area but is home to only 6% of the province's population. It is separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle. It is the largest and northernmost geographical region in Atlantic Canada.
The premier of Newfoundland and Labrador is the first minister, head of government and de facto chief executive for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Since 1949, the Premier's duties and office has been the successor to the ministerial position of the prime minister of the former Dominion of Newfoundland. Before 2001, the official title was Premier of Newfoundland.
The Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador is the cabinet headed by the lieutenant governor and composed of the ministers in office. The Executive Council is composed only of ministers in office, and is the official body by which Cabinet's constitutional advice is given to the lieutenant governor.
The Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador is the viceregal representative in Newfoundland and Labrador of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada, as well as the other Commonwealth realms and any subdivisions thereof, and resides predominantly in her oldest realm, the United Kingdom. The Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador is appointed in the same manner as the other provincial viceroys in Canada and is similarly tasked with carrying out most of the monarch's constitutional and ceremonial duties. The current, and 14th, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador is Judy Foote, who has served in the role since 3 May 2018.
Labrador Airways Limited, operating as Air Labrador, was a regional airline based at the Goose Bay Airport in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It operated scheduled daily passenger and freight services throughout Labrador and Quebec, as well as charter operations with the options of landing in remote and off strip destinations with skis, wheels and floats. Its main base was Goose Bay Airport, with a secondary hub at Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport, Quebec. Its motto was "The Spirit of Flight".
Philippe Pastour de Costebelle was a naval officer and Governor of Newfoundland, born in Languedoc and died in Louisbourg.
Daniel d'Auger de Subercase was a naval officer and the French governor of Newfoundland and later Acadia.
Joseph de Monic military officer and administrator, acting Governor of Newfoundland, born Oloron, Béarn died Bayonne.
This is a chronology and timeline of the colonization of North America, with founding dates of selected European settlements. See also European colonization of the Americas.
Jacques-François de Monbeton de Brouillan French military officer and Governor of Plaisance (Placentia), Newfoundland (1689-1701) and Acadia (1701-1705).
Louis de Pastour de Costebelle naval officer served as interim governor of Plaisance (Placentia), Newfoundland, before the arrival of Jacques-François de Monbeton de Brouillan in 1690. Costebelle came to Newfoundland as head of a detachment of soldiers in 1687.
Antoine Parat was Governor of Plaisance (Placentia), Newfoundland from 1685 to 1690.
The Sieur de la Poippe was the Governor of Plaisance in the French colony of Newfoundland from 1670 to 1684.
The Sieur de la Palme was the Governor of Plaisance in the New-France colony in Newfoundland from 1667 to 1670.
Lafontaine Bellot was Governor of Plaisance (Placentia), Newfoundland from 1664 to 1667.
Sieur de Kéréon was the first French Governor of Plaisance (Placentia), Newfoundland in 1655. The post was left vacant until 1660.
Thalour Du Perron was Governor of Plaisance (Placentia), Newfoundland from 1662 to 1664.
Rochette may refer to:
