Robert Vessey (Canadian politician)

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Robert Vessey
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
York-Oyster Bed
In office
June 12, 2007 – February 23, 2015
Preceded byJamie Ballem
Succeeded byWade MacLauchlan
Personal details
Born (1961-11-27) November 27, 1961 (age 60)
York, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Political partyLiberal

Robert Vessey (born 27 November 1961)[1] is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election and represented the electoral district of York-Oyster Bed as a member of the Liberal Party until 2015.

Vessey was previously the Liberal candidate in Stanhope-East Royalty in the 2003 election.[2]

In June 2007, Vessey was named Government House Leader.[3] In January 2010, Vessey was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Tourism.[4] Following his re-election in the 2011 election,[5] Vessey was moved to Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal.[6][7]

On February 20, 2015, Vessey announced that he would resign his seat in the legislature to take a position as chief of staff to Wade MacLauchlan upon MacLauchlan's appointment and swearing-in as Premier of Prince Edward Island on February 23.[8] His resignation opened a seat for MacLauchlan, who was not a sitting member of the legislature at that time, to run for the seat in the election in May 2015.[9] MacLauchlan won the seat in the 2015 general election on May 4.

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 8 April 2021.
  2. ^ "PEI Votes 2003 Stanhope-East Royalty". CBC News. 29 September 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Prince Edward Island Cabinet Appointed". 12 June 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Ghiz shuffles cabinet". CBC News. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  5. ^ "PEI Votes 2011 York-Oyster Bed". CBC News. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Veterans bounced from P.E.I. cabinet". CBC News. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Ghiz announces new cabinet; Brown, Bertram lose portfolios". The Guardian. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Robert Vessey takes on chief of staff role Monday". CBC News. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Vessey to become Wade MacLauchlan's chief of staff". The Guardian. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2016.

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