Francis D. "Buck" Watts | |
Birth Date: | 9 November 1944 |
Birth Place: | Grand Tracadie, Prince Edward Island |
Office: | 31st Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
Premier: | Wade MacLauchlan |
Lieutenant Governor: | Frank Lewis Antoinette Perry |
Term Start: | June 3, 2015 |
Term End: | March 26, 2019 |
Predecessor: | Carolyn Bertram |
Successor: | Colin LaVie |
Office1: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Tracadie-Hillsborough Park |
Term Start1: | June 12, 2007 |
Term End1: | March 26, 2019 |
Predecessor1: | Mildred Dover |
Successor1: | District abolished |
Occupation: | fisherman, businessman |
Francis Daniel "Buck" Watts (born 9 November 1944)[1] is a Canadian politician serving as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island.[2]
He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election, and represented the electoral district of Tracadie-Hillsborough Park and is a member of the Liberal Party until 2019.
On June 3, 2015, Watts was elected through a secret ballot after two rounds, as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]