Paula Biggar

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Paula J. Biggar
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Tyne Valley-Linkletter
In office
June 12, 2007 March 26, 2019
Preceded by Philip Brown
Succeeded byriding redistributed
Personal details
Born (1955-05-09) May 9, 1955 (age 66)
Political party Liberal

Paula Jean Biggar (born 9 May 1955) [1] is a Canadian politician.

She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election. [2] She represented the electoral district of Tyne Valley-Linkletter and is a member of the Liberal Party until she was defeated in the 2019 Prince Edward Island general election. [2] She previously held the title of "Deputy Speaker" of the House. [2]

A native of Prince County, Biggar received a diploma in Public Administration from the University of Prince Edward Island and was an educational assistant and municipal councillor prior to being elected. [2] She lives in Bideford. [2]

On May 20, 2015, Biggar was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy. [3] [4] She was given an additional role as Minister responsible for the Status of Women when Tina Mundy resigned from cabinet the following day. [5]

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References

  1. "Minding the House: a biorgraphical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs (Volume 2), 1993-2017 (Cassandra Bernard & Sean McQuaid, Eds.)" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Paula Biggar MLA bio". The Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  3. "P.E.I. cabinet restructured under MacLauchlan". CBC News. May 20, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  4. "PEI Premier Wade MacLauchlan names new, lean nine-member cabinet". The Globe and Mail. May 20, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  5. "Liberal Tina Mundy resigns from cabinet: cites 'financial matter'". CBC News. May 21, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-03.