Robert Vessey (Canadian politician)
Robert Vessey | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for York-Oyster Bed | |
| In office June 12, 2007 – February 23, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Jamie Ballem |
| Succeeded by | Wade MacLauchlan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 27, 1961 York, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
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.
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
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "PEI Votes 2003 Stanhope-East Royalty". CBC News. September 29, 2003. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ^ "Prince Edward Island Cabinet Appointed". June 12, 2007. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ^ "Ghiz shuffles cabinet". CBC News. January 13, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ^ "PEI Votes 2011 York-Oyster Bed". CBC News. October 3, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ^ "Veterans bounced from P.E.I. cabinet". CBC News. October 18, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ^ "Ghiz announces new cabinet; Brown, Bertram lose portfolios". The Guardian. October 18, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ^ "Robert Vessey takes on chief of staff role Monday". CBC News. February 20, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ^ "Vessey to become Wade MacLauchlan's chief of staff". The Guardian. February 20, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
