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]