Richard Brown (Canadian politician) explained

Richard E. Brown
Birth Date:10 September 1956
Birth Place:Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Residence:Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Charlottetown-Victoria Park
Charlottetown-Kings Square
(1997–2000, 2003–2007)
Term Start:September 29, 2003
Term End:March 26, 2019
Predecessor:Bob MacMillan
Successor:Karla Bernard
Term Start1:November 17, 1997
Term End1:April 17, 2000
Predecessor1:Wayne Cheverie
Successor1:Bob MacMillan

Richard Earle Brown [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 Charlottetown-Victoria Park as a member of the Liberal Party. His brother Philip Brown, is the current and 46th Mayor of Charlottetown.

He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in a 1997 by-election, following the resignation of Wayne Cheverie. He was subsequently defeated by Bob MacMillan in the 2000 provincial election, but defeated MacMillan when he ran again in the 2003 election.[3] [4]

In June 2007, Brown was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Development and Technology.[5] In April 2008, he became Minister of Innovation and Advanced Learning.[6] In January 2009, Brown was moved to Minister of Environment, Energy and Forestry.[7] [8] Brown was dropped from cabinet following the 2011 election.[9] [10] On May 20, 2015, Brown returned to cabinet as Minister of Workforce and Advanced Learning.[11] [12] He resigned from cabinet on February 15, 2017.[13] On January 10, 2018, Brown returned to cabinet as Minister of Communities, Land and Environment.[14] He was defeated when he ran for re-election in 2019.[15]

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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 . 10. April 4, 2021.
  2. Web site: Liberals sweep crucial districts. CBC News. May 28, 2007. 2016-06-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20070703165428/http://www.cbc.ca/canada/peivotes2007/story/2007/05/28/district-review.html. July 3, 2007.
  3. Web site: Islanders temper Tory majority. CBC News. September 30, 2003. 2016-06-11.
  4. Web site: PEI Votes 2003 - Charlottetown-Kings Square. CBC News. September 29, 2003. June 7, 2016.
  5. Web site: Prince Edward Island Cabinet Appointed. June 12, 2007. January 14, 2024.
  6. Web site: Ghiz makes shifts in government departments. The Guardian. April 3, 2008. January 14, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20160808003130/http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Education/2008-04-03/article-1298170/Ghiz-makes-shifts-in-government-departments/1. August 8, 2016.
  7. Web site: Richard Brown dropped as Innovation Minister. The Guardian. January 13, 2009. 2024-01-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20160807012333/http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Natural-resources/2009-01-13/article-1303704/Richard-Brown-dropped-as-Innovation-Minister/1. August 7, 2016.
  8. Web site: Ghiz tweaks PEI cabinet. The Globe and Mail. January 13, 2009. 2016-06-07.
  9. Web site: Veterans bounced from P.E.I. cabinet. CBC News. October 18, 2011. 2016-06-07.
  10. Web site: Ghiz announces new cabinet; Brown, Bertram lose portfolios. The Guardian. October 18, 2011. 2024-01-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20160803155331/http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2011-10-18/article-2780022/Ghiz-announces-new-cabinet%3B-Brown,-Bertram-lose-portfolios/1. August 3, 2016.
  11. Web site: P.E.I. cabinet restructured under MacLauchlan. CBC News. May 20, 2015. 2016-06-07.
  12. Web site: PEI Premier Wade MacLauchlan names new, lean nine-member cabinet. The Globe and Mail. May 20, 2015. 2016-06-07.
  13. Web site: Richard Brown out of P.E.I. cabinet post; Gallant, Murphy shuffled in. The Guardian. Charlottetown. February 15, 2017. 2023-03-12.
  14. Web site: Roach, McIsaac out in P.E.I. cabinet shuffle. CBC News. January 10, 2018. 2018-01-10.
  15. Web site: 'I felt shockingly calm': Rookie MLAs react to their 1st political wins. CBC News. April 24, 2019. 2019-04-26.

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