Valerie E. Docherty | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Kellys Cross-Cumberland | |
In office June 12, 2007 –May 4, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Carolyn Bertram |
Succeeded by | Peter Bevan-Baker |
Personal details | |
Born | June 25,1963 |
Political party | Liberal |
Residence | Elmwood |
Alma mater | University of Prince Edward Island |
Occupation | civil servant,teacher |
Valerie E. Docherty (born 25 June 1963) [1] is a Canadian politician.
She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election. She represented the electoral district of Kellys Cross-Cumberland as a member of the Liberal Party for two terms. She is a graduate of the University of Prince Edward Island.
On January 13,2010,Docherty was replaced in the Provincial Cabinet as minister of Tourism and Culture by Robert Vessey,MLA for York-Oyster Bed. [2] Docherty was reappointed to cabinet in October 2011 as Minister of Community Services,Seniors,Labour and Minister responsible for the Status of Women. [3] She was defeated by Green Party leader Peter Bevan-Baker in the 2015 provincial election. [4]
The Green Party of Prince Edward Island is a registered provincial political party and one of the three major parties in Prince Edward Island,Canada. The party was founded by Sharon Labchuk,a political organizer for the federal Green Party of Canada. It is a party in the international green political tradition,espousing environmentalism,grassroots democracy,and social justice.
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.
Kellys Cross-Cumberland was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island,Canada. It was previously known as Crapaud-Hazel Grove. It was the first provincial constituency to elect a member of the Green Party,and only the second provincial constituency to elect a member of any third party. Peter Bevan-Baker defeated the Liberal candidate Valerie Docherty in the provincial election on May 4,2015.
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