Jamie Fox (Canadian politician)

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The Honourable
Jamie D. Fox
MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Borden-Kinkora
Assumed office
May 4, 2015
Preceded byGeorge Webster
Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island
Interim
In office
October 15, 2015 – October 20, 2017
Preceded byRob Lantz
Succeeded byJames Aylward
Minister of Fisheries & Communities, Province of Prince Edward Island
Assumed office
May 9, 2019
Preceded by
Personal details
Born (1964-06-11) June 11, 1964 (age 57)
Woodstock, New Brunswick
Political partyProgressive Conservative
ResidenceBorden-Carleton, Prince Edward Island

Jamie D. Fox (born 11 June 1964 in Woodstock, New Brunswick)[1] is a Canadian politician, who became the interim leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island and Opposition leader in the Legislative Assembly on October 15, 2015.[2] Fox was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2015 provincial election.[3] He represents the electoral district of Borden-Kinkora.[3] In October 2017, James Alyward was elected as the Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of PEI after Fox serving for two years as the Interim Leader.

Fox was the Opposition Critic for the Departments of Transportation, Infrastructure & Energy and Justice & Public Safety from 2015 to 2019.

He has also served on the Infrastructure & Energy Standing Committee, the Agricultural & Fisheries Standing Committee, Public Account's Committee's and currently sits on the Policy &Priorities Committee of Executive Council as the Chairman.

He was previously the party's candidate in the same district for the 2011 provincial election, and was an unsuccessful candidate in the party's 2010 leadership election.[3]

Fox has been successful in having three Private Members Bills passed in the Legislature, 2016 Highway Traffic Act Bill improving officer safety, 2017 Workers Compensation Act recognizing PTSD coverage for all workers and 2018 Mandatory Sexual Assault Law Training Act requiring Judges to have sexual assault law education.

In April 2019, Fox was re-elected in the Provincial General election and was appointed the Minister of Fisheries & Communities for the Province of Prince Edward Island.[4]

Prior to his election to the legislature, Fox was a Chief of Police and a businessman in Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick.[5]

Fox also became involved with Imperial Oil and designed, constructed and operated Esso retail and commercial sites in Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick from 1998 to 2012.

Electoral record[]

2011 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Webster 1,590 49.41 -3.02
Progressive Conservative Jamie Fox 1,468 45.62 +6.51
Green Conor Leggott 160 4.97 -3.48
Total valid votes 3,218 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -4.76
2015 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Jamie Fox 1,597 47.10 +1.48
Liberal Ramona Roberts 1,154 34.03 -15.38
Green Ranald MacFarlane 511 15.07 +10.10
New Democratic Aleida Tweten 129 3.80
Total valid votes 3,391 100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +8.43
[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Minding the House: a biorgraphical 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. ^ Jamie Fox named Progressive Conservative interim leader
  3. ^ a b c "Tories take two seats in East Prince". Journal-Pioneer, May 4, 2015.
  4. ^ Yarr, Kevin (May 9, 2019). "'Be bold, be courageous' new P.E.I. premier tells his cabinet". CBC News. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "Borden-Kinkora candidates see opportunity to help area rebound". CBC News, May 1, 2015.
  6. ^ Elections Prince Edward Island (4 May 2015). "Provincial General Election - Unofficial Results 2015-05-04". Archived from the original on 2015-05-05. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
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