John Hogan (Newfoundland and Labrador politician)

John Joseph Hogan KC MHA (born March 7, 1978)^[1] is a Canadian politician who served as the 15th premier of Newfoundland and Labrador from May to October 2025. Hogan was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2021 provincial election as the Liberal member for the electoral district of Windsor Lake.^[2][3][4] He served as Attorney General, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Minister of Health and Community Services in the ministry of Premier Andrew Furey from 2021 to 2025.

He was elected leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador on May 3, 2025 and subsequently took over as Premier. In the general election in October 2025, the Liberals were defeated by the Progressive Conservatives in an upset, with polls showing the Liberals with a strong polling lead as well as polls showing Hogan's approval rating being over 50%.^[2][3]

Hogan is the son of Kevin Hogan, a psychiatrist, and Alice Collins, an educator.^[5] His paternal grandfather and namesake John Hogan was a member of the Newfoundland Ranger Force. Hogan is a graduate of Memorial University of Newfoundland (BSc, 2000) and Dalhousie University (LLB, 2003). He was called to the Ontario bar in 2004.^[6]

Hogan then returned to Newfoundland and Labrador where he was called to the provincial bar in 2005. In 2014, Hogan started his own law firm, WPH Law. He has previously served on two occasions as an elected member to the Memorial University Board of Regents.^[7] Hogan served as counsel for the provincial Consumer Advocate at the Commission of Inquiry Respecting the Muskrat Falls Project.^{[8][9][10][11]}

Hogan was a manager for Andrew Furey's campaign for the leadership of the provincial Liberal Party. Furey then encouraged him to enter provincial politics.^[1] In the 2021 provincial election, Hogan successfully challenged incumbent MHA and provincial Progressive Conservative leader Ches Crosbie in the district of Windsor Lake.

On April 8, 2021, Hogan was appointed Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General.^[12][13][14] On July 5, 2024, Health Minister Tom Osborne resigned, and Hogan was appointed in his place on July 19, 2024.^[15] When Premier Furey announced his pending resignation in 2025, Hogan resigned his cabinet positions and subsequently entered the leadership race.^[16][17][18] Hogan was elected leader on May 3, 2025.^[19]

On May 9, 2025, Hogan was officially sworn in as Premier at the Government House. His cabinet was sworn in alongside him.^[20] He led the province's response to the 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador wildfires in July and August. He gathered nationwide attention, with a September 2025 poll showing him with a 51% approval rating, the fourth highest of all Premiers.^[4] On September 15, Hogan asked the Lieutenant Governor to dissolve the House of Assembly to call for an election.

Hogan lead his party into the 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election.^[21] He was re-elected in his own seat of Windsor Lake.^[22] The Liberals focused their campaign on the Churchill Falls memorandum of understanding. Despite starting the campaign with a lead in the polls, the Progressive Conservatives, led by Tony Wakeham, won a majority government. This marked the first time since 2011 that the Progressive Conservatives had won an election in Newfoundland and Labrador.^[23][24]