Gregory Deighan

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.

Gregory Deighan
28th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
In office
November 12, 2003  July 5, 2007
PremierPat Binns
Lieutenant GovernorLéonce Bernard
Barbara Hagerman
Preceded byMildred Dover
Succeeded byKathleen Casey
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Wilmot-Summerside
In office
November 18, 1996  May 28, 2007
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byJanice Sherry
Personal details
Born (1939-10-15) October 15, 1939
Political partyProgressive Conservative
ResidenceSummerside, Prince Edward Island

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

  1. "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.
  2. "Four new faces in Binns cabinet". CBC News. 1 May 2000. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  3. "Changes to Ministry". Government of Prince Edward Island. 22 August 2002. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  4. "Chronological List of Past Speakers of the Legislative Assembly: 1773-Present" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  5. "Mildred Dover leaving politics to make way for rising star". The Guardian. 7 April 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2016.


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