James Ronald Chalker (October 12, 1912 – August 17, 2003) was a Canadian politician and businessperson.
He represented the electoral districts of Harbour Grace and St. Barbe North in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1949 to 1972.
[1] The son of James Chalker and Mary Byrne,[2] he was born at St. John's in 1912[3] and was educated at Bishop Feild College and St. Andrew's College in Aurora, Ontario.
[1] At the time of his death in 2003,[2] Chalker was the last surviving former Smallwood Cabinet member.
[2] The east block of the Confederation Building, the Arts and Culture Centres in St. John's and Corner Brook, the College of Trades and Technology and Memorial University were built during Chalker's tenure as public works minister.