ST. JOHN'S - A look at Tony Wakeham, leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador Progressive Conservatives, who hopes to unseat Liberal Leader John Hogan.

The Progressive Conservatives held 14 of 40 seats in the provincial legislature before Hogan called a general provincial election for Oct. 14.

Before politics: Born in 1956 in Placentia, N.L., Wakeham worked in the public and private sectors for more than three decades before he entered politics. He is a former chief executive officer of the Labrador-Grenfell Health, which was the region's health authority. He has also worked in the province's auditor general's office.

Wakeham is a former president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Basketball Association and Canada Basketball, and he was inducted into the province's Basketball Hall of Fame

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