Fred Hutton

Fred Hutton is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador. he was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for the Liberal Party in the 2024 Conception Bay East–Bell Island provincial by-election. The district had been held by Progressive Conservatives for the previous 20 years. On February 29, 2024, he was appointed Minister of Housing and Minister responsible for the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation.

Hutton formerly worked as a journalist and advisor to Premier Andrew Furey. He worked as both a news director and a morning show co-host at VOCM. Hutton worked for CJON-TV co-anchoring the NTV Evening Newshour from 1990 to 2013. He also co -hosted The St. John's Morning Show on CBN from 2017 to 2019.