Gerard Greenan

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L. Gerard Greenan
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Summerside-St. Eleanors
In office
June 12, 2007 – May 4, 2015
Preceded byHelen MacDonald
Succeeded byTina Mundy
Personal details
Born (1950-02-17) February 17, 1950 (age 71)
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Political partyLiberal
ResidenceSummerside, 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[]

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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
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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[]

  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. ^ "Prince Edward Island Cabinet Appointed". Government of Prince Edward Island. June 12, 2007. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Ghiz makes shifts in government departments". The Guardian. April 3, 2008. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  5. ^ "Ghiz shuffles cabinet". CBC News. January 13, 2010. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  6. ^ "Four Liberal MLAs not running in next P.E.I. election". The Guardian. January 23, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-08.


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