Allan Campbell (Canadian politician) explained

Allan V. Campbell
Birth Date:21 May 1969
Birth Place:Souris, Prince Edward Island
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Souris-Elmira
Term Start:June 12, 2007
Term End:October 18, 2011
Predecessor:Andy Mooney
Successor:Colin LaVie
Occupation:fisherman

Allan V. Campbell (born 21 May 1969)[1] is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election.[2] He represented the electoral district of Souris-Elmira as a member of the Liberal Party.

He served in the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture,[3] and Minister of Innovation and Advanced Learning.[4]

He was defeated in the 2011 provincial election by Colin LaVie and upon his defeat was appointed as Chief of Staff to the Premier of Prince Edward Island.[5] [6]

After completing his Bachelor of Business Administration at the University of Prince Edward Island, he purchased a fishing operation. He had a 15-year career in the fishery, and retired when he was appointed as Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minding the House: a biorgraphical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs (Volume 2), 1993-2017 (Cassandra Bernard & Sean McQuaid, Eds.) . Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island . 2021-04-04.
  2. Web site: Liberals sweep crucial districts. CBC News. May 28, 2007. 2016-06-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20070703165428/http://www.cbc.ca/canada/peivotes2007/story/2007/05/28/district-review.html. July 3, 2007.
  3. News: Four new ministers spearheading province's resource sectors. The Guardian. Charlottetown, PEI. June 13, 2007. 2016-06-10. https://archive.today/20130101071133/http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/index.cfm?sid=36792&sc=98. January 1, 2013. dead.
  4. News: Campbell moves to Innovation in Ghiz's 1st cabinet shuffle. CBC News. January 13, 2009. 2016-06-10.
  5. Web site: Allan Campbell is Premier Ghiz's new chief of staff. https://web.archive.org/web/20111117201907/http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Decision-11/Decision-11/2011-10-11/article-2773789/Allan-Campbell-is-Premier-Ghizs-new-chief-of-staff-/1. dead. November 17, 2011. The Guardian. October 11, 2011. 2016-06-10.
  6. Web site: Allan Campbell new chief of staff. CBC News. October 11, 2011. 2016-06-10.
  7. Web site: Hon. Allan V. Campbell biography. Government of Prince Edward Island. 2016-06-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20100509073342/http://www.gov.pe.ca/ial/index.php3?number=1029288. May 9, 2010.