The bio

The Canadian Club of Ottawa, up in the Canada, has some biographical details of Dear Leader that have hitherto been absent from most other profiles:

Danny Williams has served as Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador since November 2003 Under his leadership, the province has experienced: unprecedented economic growth and activity; a substantial reduction in the provincial debt; lower taxation rates; significantly increased benefits for the citizens of the province in the development of natural resources; and a progressive social agenda including nationally acclaimed strategies on Poverty Reduction and Student Debt Reform.
Premier Williams studied political science and economics at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Awarded the Rhodes Scholarship in 1969, he received a degree in Arts in Law from Oxford University in England, and earned a Bachelor of Law degree from Dalhousie University. He is a founding partner of one of Newfoundland and Labrador's preeminent law firms and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1984. While pursuing his law degree, Premier Williams also led a consortium of business people seeking Newfoundland and Labrador's first cable television license. From 1975, he guided Cable Atlantic through acquisitions of systems throughout the region to become one of the largest communications companies in Atlantic Canada Prior to entering political life, he sold his communications company in a multi-hundred million dollar transaction. Premier Williams has also been a corporate leader in the oil and gas industry, in the hospitality and tourism industry as founder and operator of three golf courses and one hotel resort He has been actively involved in hockey as a player and coach, was the founder and president of the St. John's Junior Hockey League, was instrumental in bringing the St. John's Maple Leafs AHL team to St. John's, and served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame. He has also served as Chair of the Canadian Parliamentary Channel, Chair of the Newfoundland and Labrador Film Development Corporation, Chair of the Provincial Government Offshore Oil Impact Advisory Council, and has served as a member of several charitable organizations such as the Terry Fox Marathon of Hope, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Iris Kirby House, and the Arthritis Society His private family charity, The Williams Foundation, primarily provides assistance to individual children with illnesses.

Premier Williams has four children and four grandchildren.

(May 2010)