A self-made millionaire and high-profile St. John's lawyer before becoming Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland, Danny Williams comes from a family with strong Conservative traditions. While still in law school, Danny Williams led a consortium to get Newfoundland's first cable television licence and built Cable Atlantic into one of the largest communications companies in Atlantic Canada.
2003 to present
August 4, 1950 in St. John's, Newfoundland
- BA in political science and economics - Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Rhodes Scholar
- Degree in Arts in Law - Oxford University
- LL.B - Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S.
- Danny Williams has been a lawyer since 1972 and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1984.
- While still at Dalhousie University, Danny Williams led a consortium which was granted Newfoundland and Labrador's first cable television license.
- Danny Williams built Cable Atlantic into one of the largest communications companies in Atlantic Canada, before it was sold to Rogers Communications.
- He was also President of OIS Fisher, an offshore oil and gas supply and services company.
Progressive Conservative
Humber West
- Danny Williams was acclaimed Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland in 2001.
- He was first elected to the Newfoundland House of Assembly in 2001. At the same time, Danny Williams became Leader of the Official Opposition in the Newfoundland House of Assembly.
- Danny Williams led the Progressive Conservatives to a majority government in the 2003 Newfoundland provincial election.
- Danny Williams was sworn in as Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador in November 2003.

