| Honorific-Suffix: | MHA |
| Residence: | Portugal Cove–St. Philip's |
| Term Start1: | July 19, 2024 |
| Predecessor1: | John Abbott |
| Term Start2: | February 29, 2024 |
| Term End2: | July 19, 2024 |
| Predecessor2: | position established |
| Successor2: | John Abbott |
| Assembly: | Newfoundland and Labrador House of |
| Constituency Am: | Conception Bay East–Bell Island |
| Term Start: | February 21, 2024 |
| Predecessor: | David Brazil |
| Party: | Liberal |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
| Spouse: | Bonnie 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.[1] On February 29, 2024, he was appointed Minister of Housing and Minister responsible for the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation.[2] On July 19, 2024, he was appointed as Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure.[3]
Hutton formerly worked as a journalist and advisor to Premier Andrew Furey.[4] He worked as both a news director and a morning show co-host at VOCM.[5] 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.