Robert Joseph Maddix is a civil servant and former 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...

 of Acadian

Acadian

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 origin. He represented 3rd Prince

3rd Prince

3rd Prince 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 eastern central portion of Prince County....

 and then Evangeline-Miscouche in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

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 from 1993 to 1999 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...

.

He was born in Wellington, Prince Edward Island

Wellington, Prince Edward Island

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, the son of Réné Maddix and Alice Gallant, and was educated at the Université de Moncton

Université de Moncton

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 and Holland College

Holland College

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. In 1982, he married Cathy Fraser. Maddix worked as a tourism development officer for the Department of Tourism and Parks from 1988 to 1992. He was opposition house leader from 1999 to 2000. Maddix was defeated when he ran for reelection in 2000. After retiring from politics, he was employed as an economic development officer at Baie Acadienne.