Robert_Henderson_(Canadian_politician)

Robert Henderson (Canadian politician)

Robert Henderson (Canadian politician)

Canadian politician

Robert Lowell Henderson (born 21 July 1961)[1] is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of O'Leary-Inverness and is a member of the Liberal Party. He is the son of the late former MP George Henderson.

Quick Facts MLA, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for O'Leary-Inverness ...

In October 2011, Henderson was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Tourism and Culture.[2] Henderson continued to serve as Minister of Tourism when Wade MacLauchlan took over as premier in February 2015,[3] but was left out when MacLauchlan shuffled the cabinet following the 2015 election.[4] On January 7, 2016, Henderson returned to cabinet as Minister of Health and Wellness.[5][6] On January 10, 2018, Henderson was moved to Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries.[7]

He was re-elected in the 2023 general election.[8] He is also currently the longest serving MLA in the province, having first been elected in 2007.

References

  1. [1]
    "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.
  2. [2]
    "Veterans bounced from P.E.I. cabinet". CBC News. October 18, 2011. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  3. [3]
    "Wade MacLauchlan sworn in as premier, reduces cabinet". The Guardian. February 23, 2015. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  4. [4]
    "Robert Henderson holds government to account in question period". CBC News. November 16, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  5. [5]
    "P.E.I. cabinet shuffle: Tina Mundy, Robert Henderson in, Hal Perry out". CBC News. January 7, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  6. [6]
    "Hal Perry out, Tina Mundy, Robert Henderson in after P.E.I. cabinet shuffle". The Guardian. January 7, 2016. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  7. [7]
    "Roach, McIsaac out in P.E.I. cabinet shuffle". CBC News. January 10, 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  8. [8]
    Ross, Shane (April 4, 2023). "Who's in, who's out: Meet the new Legislative Assembly of P.E.I." CBC News.


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