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Chester Gillan

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Chester Gillan
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Parkdale-Belvedere
In office
November 18, 1996 – May 28, 2007
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byRobert Mitchell
Personal details
Born1943 (age 80–81)
Political partyProgressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island
OccupationPublic school teacher (retired); Minister of the Crown (retired); Real Estate Agent

Chester Gillan (born 1943[1]) is a former Canadian educator and politician from Prince Edward Island.

Born in Charlottetown and educated at Saint Dunstan's University and the University of New Brunswick, Gillan was a high school teacher before entering politics,[1] being elected from 1996-2007 as a candidate for the Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party in the electoral district of Parkdale-Belvedere (now Charlottetown-Sherwood) in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island.

He served as the Minister of Health in the cabinet of then-Premier Pat Binns.

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