Robert Vessey (Canadian politician)

Robert Vessey (born 27 November 1961)[1] is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election and represented the electoral district of York-Oyster Bed as a member of the Liberal Party until 2015.

Robert Vessey
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
York-Oyster Bed
In office
June 12, 2007 – February 23, 2015
Preceded byJamie Ballem
Succeeded byWade MacLauchlan
Personal details
Born (1961-11-27) November 27, 1961
York, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Political partyLiberal

Vessey was previously the Liberal candidate in Stanhope-East Royalty in the 2003 election.[2]

In June 2007, Vessey was named Government House Leader.[3] In January 2010, Vessey was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Tourism.[4] Following his re-election in the 2011 election,[5] Vessey was moved to Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal.[6][7]

On February 20, 2015, Vessey announced that he would resign his seat in the legislature to take a position as chief of staff to Wade MacLauchlan upon MacLauchlan's appointment and swearing-in as Premier of Prince Edward Island on February 23.[8] His resignation opened a seat for MacLauchlan, who was not a sitting member of the legislature at that time, to run for the seat in the election in May 2015.[9] MacLauchlan won the seat in the 2015 general election on May 4.

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 April 8, 2021.
  2. "PEI Votes 2003 Stanhope-East Royalty". CBC News. September 29, 2003. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  3. "Prince Edward Island Cabinet Appointed". June 12, 2007. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  4. "Ghiz shuffles cabinet". CBC News. January 13, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  5. "PEI Votes 2011 York-Oyster Bed". CBC News. October 3, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  6. "Veterans bounced from P.E.I. cabinet". CBC News. October 18, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  7. "Ghiz announces new cabinet; Brown, Bertram lose portfolios". The Guardian. October 18, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  8. "Robert Vessey takes on chief of staff role Monday". CBC News. February 20, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  9. "Vessey to become Wade MacLauchlan's chief of staff". The Guardian. February 20, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
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