Neil LeClair explained

Neil J. LeClair
Birth Date:23 February 1956
Birth Place:Tignish, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Tignish-Palmer Road
Term Start:June 12, 2007
Term End:October 18, 2011
Predecessor:Gail Shea
Successor:Hal Perry
Party:Liberal

Neil J. LeClair (born 23 February 1956)[1] is a Canadian politician.

He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election. He represented the electoral district of Tignish-Palmer Road and is a member of the Liberal Party.

On June 12, 2007, LeClair was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Agriculture.[2] In January 2009, LeClair was moved to Minister of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Rural Development.[3] [4] He was defeated by his Progressive Conservative opponent, Hal Perry in the 2011 election.[5] In January 2015, LeClair announced he would again seek the riding's Liberals nomination for the 2015 election,[6] but was defeated by Perry, who had crossed the floor to the Liberals in 2013.[7] [8]

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 . 2021-04-05.
  2. Web site: Prince Edward Island Cabinet Appointed. June 12, 2007. 2016-06-08.
  3. Web site: Richard Brown dropped as Innovation Minister. The Guardian. January 13, 2009. 2016-06-08.
  4. Web site: Ghiz tweaks PEI cabinet. The Globe and Mail. January 13, 2009. 2016-06-08.
  5. Web site: Two In A Row. The Guardian. October 3, 2011. 2016-06-08. dead. https://archive.today/20121216043120/http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Decision%20'11/Decision%20'11/2011-10-03/article-2765847/Allan-Campbell-loses-to-Colin-LaVie/1. December 16, 2012.
  6. Web site: Neil LeClair running for Liberal nomination in Tignish-Palmer Road. CBC News. January 28, 2015. 2016-06-08.
  7. Web site: Hal Perry gets Liberal nod over Neil LeClair in Tignish-Palmer Road. The Guardian. February 24, 2015. 2021-03-30.
  8. Web site: Hal Perry wins Liberal nomination over Neil LeClair. CBC News. February 25, 2015. 2016-06-08.