Allen Roach
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Allen Roach | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Montague-Kilmuir | |
Assumed office October 18, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Jim Bagnall |
Personal details | |
Born | Souris, PEI |
Political party | Liberal |
Occupation | Retired Member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (37 years) |
Allen Roach is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2011 provincial election.[1] He represents the district of Montague-Kilmuir as a member of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party.
In October 2011, Roach was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Innovation and Advanced Learning.[2][3] He retained the portfolio when Wade MacLaughlan took over as premier in February 2015, but was given an additional role as Minister of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Rural Development.[4] On May 20, 2015, Roach was moved to Minister of Finance.[5][6] He was dropped from cabinet on January 10, 2018, after announcing that he would not run in the next election.[7]
References
- ^ "Five Tories to join 22 Liberals at legislature" Archived 2012-12-16 at archive.today. Charlottetown Guardian, October 3, 2011.
- ^ "Veterans bounced from P.E.I. cabinet". CBC News. October 18, 2011. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ "Ghiz announces new cabinet; Brown, Bertram lose portfolios". The Guardian. October 18, 2011. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ "Wade MacLauchlan sworn in as premier, reduces cabinet". The Guardian. February 23, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ "P.E.I. cabinet restructured under MacLauchlan". CBC News. May 20, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ "PEI Premier Wade MacLauchlan names new, lean nine-member cabinet". The Globe and Mail. May 20, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ "Roach, McIsaac out in P.E.I. cabinet shuffle". CBC News. January 10, 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
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- Living people
- People from Kings County, Prince Edward Island
- Prince Edward Island Liberal Party MLAs
- Members of the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island
- 21st-century Canadian politicians
- Finance ministers of Prince Edward Island
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers
- Prince Edward Island politician stubs