Robert Mitchell (Prince Edward Island politician) explained

Robert Mitchell
Honorific-Suffix:MLA
Birth Date:13 May 1963
Birth Place:Sherwood, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Office:Interim Leader of the
Prince Edward Island Liberal Party
Term Start:May 8, 2019
Term End:September 9, 2019
Predecessor:Wade MacLauchlan
Successor:Sonny Gallant (interim)
Office1:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Charlottetown-Sherwood
Term Start1:June 12, 2007
Term End1:March 26, 2019
Predecessor1:Chester Gillan
Successor1:Riding dissolved
Office2:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Charlottetown-Winsloe
Term Start2:April 23, 2019
Predecessor2:Riding established
Term End2:September 3, 2020
Successor2:Zack Bell
Occupation:real estate agent

Robert Mitchell (born 13 May 1963)[1] is a Canadian politician.Mitchell was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election.[2] He represented the electoral district of Charlottetown-Winsloe as a member of the Liberal Party until 2020.

On May 20, 2015, Mitchell was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Communities, Land and Environment.[3] [4] On January 10, 2018, Mitchell was moved to Minister of Health and Wellness in a cabinet shuffle.[5]

From May 8 to September 9, 2019, he served as interim leader of the Liberal Party on Prince Edward Island.

On September 3, 2020, he stepped down from his political position as MLA for Charlottetown-Winsloe, after thirteen years in political service for both provincial districts.[6]

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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 . 2021-04-06.
  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: P.E.I. cabinet restructured under MacLauchlan. CBC News. May 20, 2015. 2016-06-03.
  4. Web site: PEI Premier Wade MacLauchlan names new, lean nine-member cabinet. The Globe and Mail. May 20, 2015. 2016-06-03.
  5. Web site: Roach, McIsaac out in P.E.I. cabinet shuffle. CBC News. January 10, 2018. 2018-01-10.
  6. News: Ryan. Carolyn. September 3, 2020. Liberal MLA Robert Mitchell posts that he's stepping down. CBC news. September 3, 2020.