Gordon MacInnis is a businessperson and former educator and political figure on Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

. He represented 2nd Queens

2nd Queens

2nd Queens was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the western central portion of Queens County....

 in 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....

 from 1986 to 1996 as a Liberal

Prince Edward Island Liberal Party

The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party is a major political party in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The PEI Liberals are aligned with the federal Liberal Party of Canada. The party is led by Robert Ghiz, a former member of the staff of the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister...

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He was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, the son of Ernest MacInnis and Celia Richardson, and was educated at Prince of Wales College

Prince of Wales College

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 and the University of Prince Edward Island

University of Prince Edward Island

The University of Prince Edward Island is a public liberal arts university in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and the sole university in the province. Founded in 1969, it traces its roots back to its two earlier predecessor organizations, St. Dunstan's University and Prince of Wales...

. In 1968, he married Winnifred Ann Lowther. MacInnis taught school and was also an elementary school principal. He also was a gas station owner and operated a cottage rental business. MacInnis served in the province's Executive Council as Minister of Tourism in 1986, as Minister of Transportation and Public Works from 1989 to 1991, as Minister of Tourism and Parks and Recreation from 1991 to 1993, as Minister of Education from 1993 to 1996 and as Minister of Human Resources from 1994 to 1996. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1996.

In 2005, he was named to the board of directors for the Canadian Tourism Commission.