Lisa is a life-long resident of Labrador whose passion for her hometown of Charlottetown and the entire Big Land is unsurpassed.

Lisa was first elected to the House of Assembly in 2013 in her home district of Cartwright-L’Anse au Clair. Since then she has been re-elected an incredible four times and has served in seven different portfolios, including Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, Minister Responsible for the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation, Minister Responsible for the Status of Persons with Disabilities, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women, Minister of Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation and Minister of Labrador Affairs.

She has also served as Deputy Government House Leader and Deputy Speaker in the House of Assembly.

Prior to provincial politics, Lisa worked for 23 years as a career and employment counsellor, including 10 years with the NunatuKavut Community Council, of which she is a proud member. She also served as Deputy Mayor of Charlottetown as well as the Labrador Director on Municipalities NL’s Board of Directors.

She served as a trustee with the Labrador-Grenfell Regional Health Authority Board, and as a member of the Memorial University Faculty of Medicine’s Admissions Committee. From 2014-2019, she represented the province on the National Steering Committee of Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians.

Lisa and her husband Gaius live in Charlottetown with daughter Natalie.