Andrew Furey Sworn in as Newfoundland and Labrador Premier After Tumultuous Election

Premier Andrew Furey speaks to the media after his Liberals won a majority government at a press conference at the Delta Hotel in St. John's on March 27, 2021. Paul Daly/The Canadian Press

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.—Newfoundland and Labrador’s newly elected Premier Andrew Furey was sworn into office Thursday morning in St. John’s.

Addressing a small, socially distanced ceremony at the residence of Lt.-Gov. Judy Foote, Furey acknowledged the province faces towering challenges and called for his peers to do what’s right for the province.