Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
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The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
is the presiding officer of the provincial legislature.
The current Speaker is Kathleen Casey
. Paula Biggar
is the Deputy Speaker.
Past speakers have included Wilbur MacDonald
, Greg Deighan and Nancy Guptill
.
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....
is the presiding officer of the provincial legislature.
The current Speaker is Kathleen Casey
Kathleen Casey
Kathleen Casey is a Canadian politician. Casey was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Charlottetown-Lewis Point and is a member of the Liberal Party...
. Paula Biggar
Paula Biggar
Paula Biggar is a Canadian politician.She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Tyne Valley-Linkletter and is a member of the Liberal Party...
is the Deputy Speaker.
Past speakers have included Wilbur MacDonald
Wilbur MacDonald
Wilbur MacDonald was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a farmer by career.The son of Leo R. MacDonald and Helen Morrissey, MacDonald was educated in Orwell...
, Greg Deighan and Nancy Guptill
Nancy Guptill
Nancy Evelyn Guptill is a former Canadian politician, who served in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1987 to 2000. A member of the Liberal Party, she represented the electoral districts of 5th Prince from 1987 to 1996 and St...
.
Speakers of the Colony of the Island of Saint John/Prince Edward Island
- Robert Stewart (1773–1779)
- David HigginsDavid Higgins (merchant)David Higgins was a ship's captain, merchant, early settler and political figure on St John's Island ....
(1779–1780) - Walter Berry (1780–1784)
- Alexander Fletcher (1785–1787)
- Phillips CallbeckPhillips CallbeckPhillips Callbeck was a merchant, lawyer and political figure in St. John's Island . He served as administrator for the island from 1775 to 1780....
(1788–1789) - Alexander Fletcher (1790) 2nd time
- Joseph RobinsonJoseph Robinson (loyalist)Joseph Robinson was an American-born lawyer, judge and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1790 to 1794....
(1790–1794) - John StewartJohn Stewart (Prince Edward Island politician)John Stewart was a Scottish-born army officer and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1787 to 1801 and from 1824 to 1831....
(1795–1801) - James CurtisJames Curtis (politician)James Curtis was a merchant, judge, land agent and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented Kings County in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1779 to 1790, from 1797 to 1806 and from 1812 to 1818....
(1801–1805) - Robert Hodgson (1806–1812)
- Ralph BreckenRalph BreckenRalph Brecken was a merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented Queens County in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island...
(1812–1813) - James CurtisJames Curtis (politician)James Curtis was a merchant, judge, land agent and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented Kings County in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1779 to 1790, from 1797 to 1806 and from 1812 to 1818....
(1813–1818) 2nd time - Angus MacaulayAngus MacaulayAngus Macaulay was a schoolmaster, physician and political figure in Prince Edward Island.He represented Queens County in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1806 to 1827. His surname also appears as McAulay.He was the son of Æneas Macaulay, born in Applecross...
(1818–1825) - John StewartJohn Stewart (Prince Edward Island politician)John Stewart was a Scottish-born army officer and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1787 to 1801 and from 1824 to 1831....
(1825–1831) 2nd time - Ewan Cameron (1831–1835)
- George DalrympleGeorge R. DalrympleGeorge R. Dalrymple was a Scottish-born businessman and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented Kings County from 1828 to 1830 and Queens County from 1831 to 1838 in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island.He came to Prince Edward Island in 1821 as a trained apothecary,...
(1835–1839) - William Cooper (1839–1843)
- Joseph PopeJoseph Pope (politician)Joseph Pope was a businessman and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He represented Prince County in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1830 to 1853....
(1843–1850) - Alexander Rae (1850–1854)
- John Jardine (1854)
- Edward Thornton (1854–1859)
- Donald MontgomeryDonald MontgomeryDonald Montgomery was a farmer and politician from Prince Edward Island. He represented Princetown and then 1st Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1838 to 1874 as a Conservative member and served as a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada from 1873 until his death...
(1859–1863) - Thomas Heath HavilandThomas Heath HavilandThomas Heath Haviland was a Canadian lawyer, politician and father of Canadian Confederation. He was born and died in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island...
(1863–1867) - Joseph WightmanJoseph Wightman (Canadian politician)Joseph Wightman was a Scottish-born farmer, merchant and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1838 to 1839 and from 1843 to 1862 and from 1867 to 1874 and in the Legislative Council of Prince Edward Island from 1874 to 1882 as...
(1867–1870) - John YeoJohn YeoJohn Yeo was a Canadian farmer, ship builder and parliamentarian.Yeo was born in Port Hill, Prince Edward Island, the son of James Yeo and Damaris Sargent, and educated in England. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island representing the district of 2nd Prince in...
(1871–1873)
Speakers since Confederation
- Stanislaus F. Perry (Poirier)Stanislaus Francis PerryStanislaus Francis Perry was a farmer and politician in Prince Edward Island. He represented 1st Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1854 to 1875 and from 1879 to 1887 and, in the Canadian House of Commons, represented Prince County from 1874 to 1878 and from 1887 to...
1873 - Cornelius HowattCornelius HowattCornelius Howatt was a farmer and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 4th Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1859 to 1876 as a Conservative member....
(1874–1876) - Henry BeerHenry BeerHenry Beer was a merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 3rd Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1870 to 1879 and from 1883 to 1886. Beer was also the ninth mayor of Charlottetown from 1885 until his death in 1886.He was born in...
(1877–1878) - John A. MacDonaldJohn Alexander MacDonald (Prince Edward Island politician)John Alexander MacDonald was a farmer and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 3rd Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1870 to 1900 as a Conservative member....
(1879–1889) - Patrick BlakePatrick BlakePatrick Blake was a businessman and politician in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He represented 5th Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1883 to 1891 as a Conservative member....
(1890) - Bernard Donald McLellanBernard Donald McLellanBernard Donald McLellan was a farmer and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 1st Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1888 to 1893 and West Prince in the Canadian House of Commons from 1898 to 1900 as a Liberal member.He was born in Indian River,...
(1891–1893) - James CummiskeyJames CummiskeyJames H. Cummiskey was a merchant and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 3rd Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1891 to 1911 as a Liberal....
(1894–1900) - Samuel E. ReidSamuel E. ReidSamuel Edward Reid was a farmer, manufacturer and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He represented 4th Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1899 to 1908 as a Liberal member....
(1901–1904) - Albert E. DouglasAlbert E. DouglasAlbert Edward Douglas was a physician and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada.He represented 2nd Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1900 to 1908 as a Liberal member....
(1905–1908) - Matthew SmithMatthew Smith (Canadian politician)Matthew Smith was a farmer, hotel owner and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He represented 1st Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1901 to 1909 as a Liberal member....
(1909) - John AgnewJohn Agnew (Prince Edward Island politician)John Agnew was a Scottish-born merchant and political figure. He represented 1st Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1904 to 1912 as a Liberal member....
(1909–1911) - J. Edward WyattJ. Edward WyattJames Edward "Ned" Wyatt was a lawyer and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 5th Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1908 to 1915 as a Conservative....
(1912–1915) - John S. MartinJohn S. Martin (politician)John S. Martin was a farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 4th Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1912 to 1919 as a Conservative and was Speaker of the assembly from 1916 to 1917.He was born in Kinross, the son of Samuel Martin and Sarah...
(1916–1917) - Albert P. Prowse (1918–1919)
- C. Gavan DuffyC. Gavan DuffyCharles Gavan Duffy was a lawyer, judge and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 5th Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1920 to 1923 as a Liberal....
(1920–1923) - Louis L. JenkinsLouis L. JenkinsLouis Leoline Jenkins was a farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 2nd Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1912 to 1915 and from 1924 to 1927 as a Conservative....
(1924–1927) - David McDonaldDavid McDonald (politician)Donald David McDonald was a farmer and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 3rd Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1916 to 1923 and from 1928 to 1931 as a Liberal....
(1928–1931) - Walter Fitz-Alan Stewart (1931)
- Augustine A. MacDonaldAugustine A. MacDonaldAugustine Adolphus MacDonald, OC was a physician and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 1st Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island as a Conservative from 1915 to 1919 and from 1923 to 1935.He was born in St. Andrew's, Prince Edward Island, the son of Joseph...
(1932–1934) - Heath StrongHeath StrongHeath Edward Strong was a lawyer and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 4th Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1932 to 1935 and from 1944 to 1945 as a Conservative....
(1934–1935) - Stephen S. HessianStephen S. HessianStephen Stanley Hessian was a lawyer and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 5th Kings from 1920 to 1923 and 3rd Kings from 1935 to 1939 and from 1955 to 1962 in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island as a Liberal.He was born in Georgetown, Prince Edward Island, the...
(1935–1939) - Walter Fitz-Alan Stewart (1940–1944) 2nd time
- Thomas R. CullenThomas R. CullenThomas Reid Cullen was a farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 2nd Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island as a Liberal from 1943 to 1947 and from 1951 to 1955....
(1944–1947) - Eugene CullenEugene CullenEugene Patrick Cullen was a farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 3rd Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1944 to 1959 as a Liberal....
(1948–1949) - Forrest W. PhillipsForrest W. PhillipsForrest William Phillips was a farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 2nd Prince from 1946 to 1959 as a Liberal....
(1949–1955) - Augustin GallantAugustin GallantAugustin Gallant was an educator, lawyer and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 3rd Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1954 to 1959 as a Liberal....
(1956–1959) - Edward FoleyEdward P. FoleyEdward P. Foley was a pharmacist and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 5th Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1935 to 1943 and from 1951 to 1959 as a Liberal....
(1959) - John R. McLeanJohn R. McLeanJohn Robert McLean was a merchant and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 1st Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1940 to 1943, from 1947 to 1951 and from 1959 to 1964 as a Progressive Conservative.He was born in Souris, Prince Edward Island, the son...
(1960–1964) - Frank MyersFrank Myers (politician)Frank Sheldon Myers was a farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 1st Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1951 to 1955 and from 1957 to 1970 as a Conservative....
(1965–1966) - Prosper ArsenaultProsper ArsenaultProsper A. Arsenault was an educator and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 1st Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1956 to 1959 and from 1962 to 1970 as a Liberal....
(1966–1970) - Cecil A. MillerCecil A. MillerCecil Allan Miller was a police officer, train worker and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 3rd Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1966 to 1978 as a Liberal....
(1970–1978) - Russell PerryRussell PerryJoseph Russell Perry was a civil servant, merchant and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 1st Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1970 to 1982 as a Liberal....
(1978) - Daniel ComptonDaniel ComptonDaniel James Compton was a merchant and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 4th Queens from 1970 to 1986 as a Progressive Conservative....
(1979–1983) - Marion Reid (1983–1986)
- Edward ClarkEdward Clark (politician)Edward William Clark is a farmer, beef producer and former political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 3rd Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1970 to 1996 as a Liberal....
(1986–1993) - Nancy GuptillNancy GuptillNancy Evelyn Guptill is a former Canadian politician, who served in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1987 to 2000. A member of the Liberal Party, she represented the electoral districts of 5th Prince from 1987 to 1996 and St...
(1993–1996) - Wilbur MacDonaldWilbur MacDonaldWilbur MacDonald was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a farmer by career.The son of Leo R. MacDonald and Helen Morrissey, MacDonald was educated in Orwell...
(1997–2000) - Mildred A. Dover (2000–2003)
- Gregory J. DeighanGregory J. DeighanGregory "Greg" J. Deighan was the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party, representing the Wilmot-Summerside electoral district....
(2003–2007) - Kathleen M. Casey (2007- )