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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