Wayne Easter
| The Honourable Arnold Wayne Easter PC, MP |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Malpeque |
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| Assumed office 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Catherine Callbeck |
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| Born | June 22, 1949 North Wiltshire, Prince Edward Island |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Hellen Easter |
| Residence | North Wiltshire, Prince Edward Island |
| Profession | farmer |
| Religion | United Church of Canada [1] |
Arnold Wayne Easter, PC, MP (born June 22, 1949), is a Canadian politician.
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[edit] Before politics
Born in North Wiltshire, Prince Edward Island, the son of A. Leith Easter and Hope MacLeod, he was educated at the Charlottetown Rural High School and the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. In 1970, he married Helen Arleighn Laird.[2] Easter operates a dairy, beef and grain farm near North Wiltshire. He is a former president of the National Farmers Union.
[edit] Federal politics
Easter is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the electoral district of Malpeque in the province of Prince Edward Island since 1993.
He served in Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Cabinet as Solicitor General of Canada from 2002-2003. He also served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans from 1997–1999, and to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, with a special emphasis on rural development from 2004-2006.
He currently serves in the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet as the critic for Agriculture and Agri-Food and the Canadian Wheat Board.
[edit] References
- ^ Lumley, Elizabeth (2005). Canadian Who's Who 2005. University of Toronto Press. p. 389. ISBN 0802089070. http://books.google.com/books?id=YKfRprwXDboC&pg=PA389. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
- ^ Lumley, Elizabeth (2005). Canadian Who's Who 2005. University of Toronto Press. p. 389. ISBN 0802089070. http://books.google.com/books?id=YKfRprwXDboC&pg=PA389. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
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| 26th Ministry – Cabinet of Jean Chrétien | ||
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| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Lawrence MacAulay | Solicitor General of Canada 2002–2003 |
Anne McLellan |
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