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Krista Howell
Minister of Health and Community Services
In office
May 9, 2025 – October 14, 2025
PremierJohn Hogan
Preceded byJohn Haggie
Succeeded byLela Evans
Minister of Education
In office
June 14, 2023 – May 9, 2025
Preceded byJohn Haggie
Succeeded byBernard Davis
Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs
In office
April 8, 2021 – June 14, 2023
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byJohn Haggie
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows
In office
March 25, 2021 – October 14, 2025
Preceded byChris Mitchelmore
Succeeded byAndrea Barbour
Mayor of St. Anthony
In office
2019–2021
Preceded byDesmond McDonald
Succeeded byBrad Johannessen
Registrar General
In office
April 8, 2021 – June 14, 2023
Preceded byDerek Bennett
Succeeded byJohn Haggie
Personal details
BornKrista Lynn Howell
PartyLiberal
SpouseFelix Kojo Ayes
Children1
OccupationNurse

Krista Lynn Howell is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2021 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows as a member of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador.[1][2] Howell became the first female mayor of St. Anthony in 2019, serving until she entered provincial politics in 2021.[3]

On April 8, 2021, Howell was appointed Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs.[4] On June 14, 2023, she was appointed Minister of Education.[5]

In the 2025 Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election, Howell endorsed John Hogan.[6] On May 9, 2025, she was appointed Minister of Health and Community Services.[7]

Howell lost re-election in the 2025 provincial election.[8][9]

Personal life

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Howell is married to Felix Kojo Ayesu, a Ghanaian-Canadian who holds a PhD in Psychology from Memorial University.

Electoral history

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2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAndrea Barbour2,59655.20+8.69
LiberalKrista Howell2,00142.55-8.62
New DemocraticBeth Ryan1062.25+1.44
Total valid votes 4,703
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +8.65
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2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalKrista Lynn Howell2,37551.16-10.00
Progressive ConservativeSheila Fitzgerald2,15946.51+10.66
IndependentFord Mitchelmore701.51-1.48
New DemocraticJohn McClusky380.82
Total valid votes 4,64299.68
Total rejected ballots 150.32
Turnout 4,65751.30
Eligible voters 9,078
Liberal hold Swing -10.33
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
"NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)". Retrieved 27 March 2021.

References

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