Steve Crocker (politician)

Steve Crocker is a Canadian politician. He was elected to represent the district of Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in a 2014 by-election,^[1] and re-elected in 2015.^[2][3] He is a member of the Liberal Party.

Steve Crocker
Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology, Minister Responsible for Trade Opportunities
Incumbent
Assumed office May 3, 2025
Premier	Andrew Furey John Hogan
Preceded by	Andrew Parsons
Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation and Government House Leader
In office April 8, 2021 – May 9, 2025
Premier	Andrew Furey John Hogan
Preceded by	Christopher Mitchelmore
Succeeded by	Fred Hutton
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde Trinity-Bay de Verde (2014-2015)
Incumbent
Assumed office December 11, 2014
Preceded by	Charlene Johnson
Personal details
Political party	Liberal Party
Residence(s)	Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Occupation	Businessman

Crocker served as Minister of Fisheries, and subsequently as Minister of Transportation and Works in the Ball government.

Crocker was re-elected in the 2019 provincial election. On August 19, 2020, Crocker was appointed Minister of Justice and Public Safety, President of Treasury Board, and Government House Leader in the Furey government.^[4][5]

Crocker was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.^[6] He was appointed Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation and Government House Leader.^[7]

Before being elected, Crocker served as an executive assistant to Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal leader Dwight Ball.

On May 3, 2025, Crocker was appointed interim Minister of the Department of Industry, Energy and Technology.^[8]

On July 14, 2025, Crocker announced he will not seek reelection.^[9]

Election results

v t e 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Steve Crocker	3,892	67.53	+7.25
	Progressive Conservative	Frank Butt	1,596	27.69	-6.32
	New Democratic	Matt Smith	261	4.53	-0.43
	Independent	Edward Thomas Cole	14	0.24	-0.50
Total valid votes			5,763
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
	Liberal hold		Swing		+6.79
Source(s) "Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved March 3, 2021. "NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)". Retrieved March 27, 2021.

2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Steve Crocker	4,292	60.3
	Progressive Conservative	Jason Oliver	2,422	34.0
	New Democratic	Kathleen Burt	353	5.0
	Independent	Edward Thomas Cole	53	0.7
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters

2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Steve Crocker	4952
	Progressive Conservative	Tomás Shea	529
	New Democratic	David Coish	304
	Independent	Ed Cole	38

Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-election, 25 November 2014
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Steve Crocker	3,074	65.53	+41.60
	Progressive Conservative	Ronald Johnson	1,363	29.06	-32.86
	New Democratic	Tolson Rendell	254	5.41	-8.74
Total valid votes			4,691
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+37.23