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Bill Rowe
Born in Newfoundland, Bill Rowe, Q.C., graduated in English from Memorial University and attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, obtaining an Honours M.A. in law.
Elected five times to the House of Assembly, the first time at 24, Rowe served as a minister in the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, and as leader of the Official Opposition. He practiced law in St. John’s for many years, earning a Queen’s Counsel designation. He has also been a long-time public affairs commentator, appearing regularly on national and local television, as well as hosting a daily radio call-in show on VOCM and writing weekly newspaper columns in The Telegram.
Rowe has written a dozen books of fiction and non-fiction. He is a member of the Writers’ Union of Canada and has served on the executive of the Writers’ Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador. He has a son, Dorian, a daughter, Toby, and three grandchildren, Rowan, Elizabeth, and Phoebe.