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Gregory Deighan

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Gregory Deighan
28th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
In office
November 12, 2003 – July 5, 2007
PremierPat Binns
Lieutenant GovernorLéonce Bernard
Barbara Hagerman
Preceded byMildred Dover
Succeeded byKathleen Casey
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Wilmot-Summerside
In office
November 18, 1996 – May 28, 2007
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byJanice Sherry
Personal details
Born (1956-01-05) January 5, 1956 (age 68)
Political partyProgressive Conservative
ResidenceSummerside, Prince Edward Island

Gregory "Greg" J. Deighan was the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party, representing the Wilmot-Summerside electoral district.

In May 2000, Deighan was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Tourism.[1] In August 2002, Deighan was moved to Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture.[2] He served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 2003 to 2007.[3]

He did not reoffer in the 2007 general election.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Four new faces in Binns cabinet". CBC News. May 1, 2000. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  2. ^ "Changes to Ministry". Government of Prince Edward Island. August 22, 2002. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  3. ^ "Chronological List of Past Speakers of the Legislative Assembly: 1773-Present" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  4. ^ "Mildred Dover leaving politics to make way for rising star". The Guardian. April 7, 2007. Retrieved 2016-06-03.