Prince Edward Island is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. While it is the smallest province in terms of land area and population,it is the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames:"Garden of the Gulf","Birthplace of Confederation" and "Cradle of Confederation". Its capital and largest city is Charlottetown. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces.
The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) is a public university in Charlottetown,Prince Edward Island,Canada,and the only university in the province. Founded in 1969,the enabling legislation is the University Act,R.S.P.E.I 2000.
Events from the year 1974 in Canada.
William Bennett Campbell,was a politician and the 24th premier of Prince Edward Island.
Thane Alexander Campbell,was a Prince Edward Island politician and jurist,who served as the 19th premier of Prince Edward Island from 1936 to 1943.
Robert Watson Joseph Ghiz is a Canadian politician who served as the 31st premier of Prince Edward Island from 2007 to 2015. He is the son of the 27th premier,Joe Ghiz.
The lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island is the representative in Prince Edward Island of the Canadian monarch,King Charles III,who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada,as well as the other Commonwealth realms and any subdivisions thereof,and resides predominantly in his oldest realm,the United Kingdom. The lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island is appointed in the same manner as the other provincial viceroys in Canada and is similarly tasked with carrying out most of the monarch's constitutional and ceremonial duties.
The politics of Prince Edward Island are centred on a provincial government resembling that of the other Canadian provinces. The capital of the province of Prince Edward Island is Charlottetown,where the lieutenant governor and the premier reside,and where the provincial legislature and cabinet are located.
By the arrangements of the Canadian federation,the Canadian monarchy operates in Prince Edward Island as the core of the province's Westminster-style parliamentary democracy. As such,the Crown within Prince Edward Island's jurisdiction is referred to as the Crown in Right of Prince Edward Island,His Majesty in Right of Prince Edward Island,or the King in Right of Prince Edward Island. The Constitution Act,1867,however,leaves many royal duties in Prince Edward Island specifically assigned to the sovereign's viceroy,the lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island,whose direct participation in governance is limited by the conventional stipulations of constitutional monarchy.
Douglas W. Currie is a Canadian politician who represented the electoral district of Charlottetown-Parkdale in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island as a member of the Liberal Party from 2007 until his resignation in 2017.
Richard Earle Brown is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election. 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.
Robert Lowell Henderson 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.
The Government of Prince Edward Island is the provincial government of the province of Prince Edward Island. Its powers and structure are set out in the Constitution Act,1867.
Allen Roach is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2011 provincial election. He represented the district of Montague-Kilmuir as a member of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party until his resignation after deciding not to run in the 2019 Prince Edward Island general election.
The 2015 Prince Edward Island general election was held May 4,2015,to elect members of the 65th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Under amendments passed by the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in 2008,Prince Edward Island elections are usually held on the first Monday of October in the fourth calendar year,unless it is dissolved earlier by the lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island due to a motion of no confidence,or at the request of the premier. The current government had hinted that an election would be held "before Mother's Day" 2015,and such a dissolution would avoid any conflicts with the next federal election,expected to be held in October 2015.
Events from the year 2015 in Canada.
Matthew MacKay is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2015 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Kensington-Malpeque as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.
Antoinette Perry,is a Canadian former schoolteacher and the 29th lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island since 2017,acting as the province's viceregal representative of King Charles III of Canada. She was appointed on September 14,2017,by Governor General David Johnston on the constitutional advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau,and was sworn in on October 20,2017,succeeding H. Frank Lewis. Perry's swearing in ceremony took place in Tignish,Prince Edward Island,marking the first time a PEI lieutenant governor was sworn in outside of the province's capital,Charlottetown.
Dennis King is the 33rd and current premier of Prince Edward Island since 2019 and current leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island. He and the PC government were re-elected in the 2023 general election.
Bloyce Thompson is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2019 Prince Edward Island general election. He represents the district of Stanhope-Marshfield as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island. He was re-elected in the 2023 general election.
