Beth MacKenzie is a registered nurse

Registered nurse

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 and former politician on Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

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, Canada. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, along with the Lieutenant-Governor, forms the parliament of the province. The General Assembly meets at Province House, which is located at the intersection of Richmond and Great George Streets in Charlottetown....

 elected in the general election of 1996, 2000 and 2003. She represented the electoral district of Park Corner-Oyster Bed and was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party

Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party

The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island is one of two major political parties on Prince Edward Island. It and its rival, the Liberals have alternated in power since responsible government was granted in 1851 and are the only two parties represented in the PEI Legislative...

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Born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, she was the youngest of the six children of Mary Cummings and Stephen MacMillan, who was the son of former premier William J. P. MacMillan

William J. P. MacMillan

William Joseph Parnell MacMillan was a physician and Prince Edward Island politician.Born in Clermont, MacMillan was a graduate of Prince of Wales College and the McGill University Faculty of Medicine....

. She was educated at the Prince Edward Island School of Nursing. The first actively practising Registered Nurse elected to the PEI Legislature, Beth resides in Meadowbank, PEI with her husband Bruce (married in 1986) and youngest daughter Cassie, a Bachelor of Science student at UPEI. Oldest daughter Vanessa is a medic with the Canadian Armed Forces and resides in Edmonton with her husband Cameron. Son Heath is employed as a driller with an Edmonton company.