Gregory Deighan
Canadian politician
Gregory Deighan | |
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28th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island | |
In office November 12, 2003 – July 5, 2007 | |
Premier | Pat Binns |
Lieutenant Governor | Léonce Bernard Barbara Hagerman |
Preceded by | Mildred Dover |
Succeeded by | Kathleen Casey |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Wilmot-Summerside | |
In office November 18, 1996 – May 28, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Riding Established |
Succeeded by | Janice Sherry |
Personal details | |
Born | (1939-10-15) October 15, 1939 (age 84) |
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Residence | Summerside, Prince Edward Island |
Gregory "Greg" J. Deighan (born 15 October 1939)[1] was the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party, representing the Wilmot-Summerside electoral district.
In May 2000, Deighan was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Tourism.[2] In August 2002, Deighan was moved to Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture.[3] He served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 2003 to 2007.[4]
He did not stand for re-election in the 2007 general election.[5]
References
- ^ "Minding the House: a biorgraphical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs (Volume 2), 1993-2017 (Cassandra Bernard & Sean McQuaid, Eds.)" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Four new faces in Binns cabinet". CBC News. 1 May 2000. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "Changes to Ministry". Government of Prince Edward Island. 22 August 2002. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "Chronological List of Past Speakers of the Legislative Assembly: 1773-Present" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "Mildred Dover leaving politics to make way for rising star". The Guardian. 7 April 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
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Pat Binns
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- Jamie Ballem
- Philip Brown
- Michael Currie
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- Mildred Dover
- Chester Gillan
- Eric Hammill
- Jeff Lantz
- Kevin MacAdam
- Wes MacAleer
- Elmer MacFadyen
- Don MacKinnon
- Pat Mella
- Mitch Murphy
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