Gerard Greenan
L. Gerard Greenan | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Summerside-St. Eleanors | |
| In office June 12, 2007 – May 4, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Helen MacDonald |
| Succeeded by | Tina Mundy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 February 1950 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Summerside, Prince Edward Island |
L. Gerard Greenan (born 17 February 1950)[1] is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Summerside-St. Eleanors and is a member of the Liberal Party. On June 12, 2007, he was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Attorney General and Minister of Education.[2][3] In an April 2008 cabinet shuffle, he was styled Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development.[4] Greenan was dropped from cabinet in January 2010.[5]
On January 23, 2015, Greenan announced he would not seek re-election in the 2015 election.[6]
Election results[edit]
| 2007 Prince Edward Island general election: Summerside-St. Eleanors | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Gerard Greenan | 1,697 | 54.36 | +9.06 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Brent Gallant | 1,228 | 39.33 | −12.23 | ||||
| Green | Stuart Smith | 86 | 2.75 | |||||
| New Democratic | Paulette Halupa | 77 | 2.47 | −0.68 | ||||
| Independent | John W. A. Curtis | 34 | 1.09 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 3,122 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +10.64 | ||||||
| 2011 Prince Edward Island general election: Summerside-St. Eleanors | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Gerard Greenan | 1,426 | 51.76 | −2.60 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Merlin Cormier | 1,037 | 37.64 | −1.69 | ||||
| New Democratic | Paulette Halupa | 147 | 5.34 | +2.87 | ||||
| Green | Caleb Adams | 145 | 5.26 | +2.51 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,755 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −0.46 | ||||||
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 2021-04-05.
- ^ "Prince Edward Island Cabinet Appointed". Government of Prince Edward Island. June 12, 2007. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
- ^ "Greenan faces double duty with education and as attorney general". Journal Pioneer. June 13, 2007. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
- ^ "Ghiz makes shifts in government departments". The Guardian. April 3, 2008. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
- ^ "Ghiz shuffles cabinet". CBC News. January 13, 2010. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
- ^ "Four Liberal MLAs not running in next P.E.I. election". The Guardian. January 23, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
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