Chester Gillan
Chester Gillan | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Parkdale-Belvedere | |
In office 18 November 1996 – 28 May 2007 | |
Preceded by | Riding Established |
Succeeded by | Robert Mitchell |
Personal details | |
Born | September 25, 1943 |
Political party | Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island |
Occupation | Public school teacher (retired); Minister of the Crown (retired); Real Estate Agent |
Chester Gillan (born 25 September 1943)[1] is a former Canadian educator and politician from Prince Edward Island.
Born in Charlottetown and educated at Saint Dunstan's University and the University of New Brunswick, Gillan was a high school teacher before entering politics, being elected from 1996 to 2007 as a candidate for the Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party in the electoral district of Parkdale-Belvedere (now Charlottetown-Sherwood) in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island.[citation needed]
He served as the Minister of Health in the cabinet of then-Premier Pat Binns.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "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 5 April 2021.
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- Members of the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island
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