Robert Henderson (Canadian politician) explained

Robert L. Henderson
Honorific-Suffix:MLA
Birth Date:21 July 1961
Birth Place:Freeland, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
O'Leary-Inverness
Term Start:June 12, 2007
Predecessor:Eva Rodgerson
Successor:incumbent
Occupation:employment counsellor

Robert Lowell Henderson (born 21 July 1961)[1] is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of O'Leary-Inverness and is a member of the Liberal Party. He is the son of the late former MP George Henderson.

In October 2011, Henderson was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Tourism and Culture.[2] Henderson continued to serve as Minister of Tourism when Wade MacLauchlan took over as premier in February 2015,[3] but was left out when MacLauchlan shuffled the cabinet following the 2015 election.[4] On January 7, 2016, Henderson returned to cabinet as Minister of Health and Wellness.[5] [6] On January 10, 2018, Henderson was moved to Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries.[7]

He was re-elected in the 2023 general election.[8] He is also currently the longest serving MLA in the province, having first been elected in 2007.

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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 . 2021-04-05.
  2. Web site: Veterans bounced from P.E.I. cabinet. CBC News. October 18, 2011. 2016-06-03.
  3. Web site: Wade MacLauchlan sworn in as premier, reduces cabinet. The Guardian. February 23, 2015. 2023-09-07.
  4. Web site: Robert Henderson holds government to account in question period. CBC News. November 16, 2015. 2016-06-03.
  5. Web site: P.E.I. cabinet shuffle: Tina Mundy, Robert Henderson in, Hal Perry out. CBC News. January 7, 2016. 2016-06-03.
  6. Web site: Hal Perry out, Tina Mundy, Robert Henderson in after P.E.I. cabinet shuffle. The Guardian. January 7, 2016. 2023-09-07.
  7. Web site: Roach, McIsaac out in P.E.I. cabinet shuffle. CBC News. January 10, 2018. 2018-01-10.
  8. Web site: Ross . Shane . April 4, 2023 . Who's in, who's out: Meet the new Legislative Assembly of P.E.I. . CBC News.