Buck Watts

Francis Daneil "Buck" Watts (born 9 November 1944)[1] is a Canadian politician serving as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island.[2]

Francis D. "Buck" Watts
31st Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
In office
June 3, 2015  March 26, 2019
PremierWade MacLauchlan
Lieutenant GovernorFrank Lewis
Antoinette Perry
Preceded byCarolyn Bertram
Succeeded byColin LaVie
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Tracadie-Hillsborough Park
In office
June 12, 2007  March 26, 2019
Preceded byMildred Dover
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
Personal details
Born (1944-11-09) November 9, 1944
Grand Tracadie, Prince Edward Island
Political partyLiberal
Occupationfisherman, businessman

He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election, and represented the electoral district of Tracadie-Hillsborough Park and is a member of the Liberal Party until 2019.

On June 3, 2015, Watts was elected through a secret ballot after two rounds, as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]

References

  1. "Minding the House: a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs (Volume 2), 1993-2017 (Cassandra Bernard & Sean McQuaid, Eds.)" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  2. "Buck stops here". The Guardian. Charlottetown. June 20, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  3. "Buck Watts elected speaker of the P.E.I. Legislature". CBC News. June 3, 2015. Retrieved 2017-03-04.


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