Janice Sherry Explained

Janice A. Sherry
Birth Date:14 June 1960
Birth Place:Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Summerside-Wilmot
Term Start:June 12, 2007
Term End:August 1, 2016
Predecessor:Gregory Deighan
Successor:Chris Palmer

Janice Ann Sherry (born 14 June 1960)[1] is a Canadian politician, who served in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 2007 to 2016. She represented the electoral district of Summerside-Wilmot as a member of the Liberal Party.

In January 2010, Sherry was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Community Services, Seniors and Labour.[2] Following the 2011 election, Sherry was moved to Minister of Environment, Energy and Forestry.[3] [4] She became Minister of Environment, Labour and Justice in November 2011, when Premier Robert Ghiz reduced the number of government departments.[5] Sherry retained the portfolio when Wade MacLauchlan took over as premier in February 2015,[6] but was dropped from cabinet following the 2015 election.[7]

Sherry resigned as MLA for Summerside-Wilmot on August 1, 2016.[8]

A native and resident of Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Sherry is a former business owner.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minding the House: a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs (Volume 2), 1993-2017 (Cassandra Bernard & Sean McQuaid, Eds.) . Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island . 2021-04-07.
  2. Web site: Ghiz shuffles cabinet. CBC News. January 13, 2010. 2016-06-04.
  3. Web site: Veterans bounced from P.E.I. cabinet. CBC News. October 18, 2011. 2016-06-04.
  4. Web site: Ghiz announces new cabinet; Brown, Bertram lose portfolios. The Guardian. October 18, 2011. 2016-06-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20181004230141/https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2011-10-18/article-2780022/Ghiz-announces-new-cabinet;-Brown,-Bertram-lose-portfolios/1. October 4, 2018. dead.
  5. Web site: Premier reduces departments, shuffles deputies. The Guardian. November 15, 2011. 2016-06-04.
  6. Web site: Wade MacLauchlan takes over as P.E.I. premier, replacing Robert Ghiz. CTV News. February 23, 2015. 2016-06-04.
  7. Web site: P.E.I. cabinet restructured under MacLauchlan. CBC News. May 20, 2015. 2016-06-04.
  8. Web site: Janice Sherry calling it quits - Local - The Guardian. www.theguardian.pe.ca. 2016-08-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20160821171425/http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2016-08-01/article-4603472/Janice-Sherry-calling-it-quits/1. 2016-08-21. dead.