Robert Vessey | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for York-Oyster Bed | |
In office June 12, 2007 –February 23, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Jamie Ballem |
Succeeded by | Wade MacLauchlan |
Personal details | |
Born | York,Prince Edward Island,Canada | November 27,1961
Political party | Liberal |
Robert Vessey (born 27 November 1961) [1] is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election and represented the electoral district of York-Oyster Bed as a member of the Liberal Party until 2015.
Vessey was previously the Liberal candidate in Stanhope-East Royalty in the 2003 election. [2]
In June 2007,Vessey was named Government House Leader. [3] In January 2010,Vessey was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Tourism. [4] Following his re-election in the 2011 election, [5] Vessey was moved to Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal. [6] [7]
On February 20,2015,Vessey announced that he would resign his seat in the legislature to take a position as chief of staff to Wade MacLauchlan upon MacLauchlan's appointment and swearing-in as Premier of Prince Edward Island on February 23. [8] His resignation opened a seat for MacLauchlan,who was not a sitting member of the legislature at that time,to run for the seat in the election in May 2015. [9] MacLauchlan won the seat in the 2015 general election on May 4.
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