Paul Dicks

Paul Dicks is a graduate of Memorial University and Dalhousie Law School and is presently counsel to the law firm of Benson Buffett PLC Inc. in St. John’s, NL where he actively engages in complex civil litigation and corporate law matters. Paul was elected to the provincial House of Assembly for 12 years and held the positions of Speaker, Minister of Finance, President of Treasury Board, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, and Minister of Mines and Energy. He served as Chair of the Boards of Directors of Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation Ltd., Lower Churchill Development Corporation Ltd., and Gull Island Power Company Ltd. and two terms as a Director of the Bank of Canada. He is also a director and owner of a number of privately held corporations.