Janice Sherry

Janice Sherry is a Canadian politician, who served in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 2007 to 2016. She represented the electoral district of Summerside-Wilmot as a member of the Liberal Party.

Janice Sherry
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Summerside-Wilmot
In office
June 12, 2007 – August 1, 2016
Preceded byGregory Deighan
Succeeded byChris Palmer
Personal details
BornSummerside, Prince Edward Island
Political partyLiberal

In January 2010, Sherry was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Community Services, Seniors and Labour.[1] Following the 2011 election, Sherry was moved to Minister of Environment, Energy and Forestry.[2][3] She became Minister of Environment, Labour and Justice in November 2011, when Premier Robert Ghiz reduced the number of government departments.[4] Sherry retained the portfolio when Wade MacLauchlan took over as premier in February 2015,[5] but was dropped from cabinet following the 2015 election.[6]

Sherry resigned as MLA for Summerside-Wilmot on August 1, 2016.[7]

A native and resident of Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Sherry is a former business owner.

References
  • "MLA biography". Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  1. "Ghiz shuffles cabinet". CBC News. January 13, 2010. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  2. "Veterans bounced from P.E.I. cabinet". CBC News. October 18, 2011. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  3. "Ghiz announces new cabinet; Brown, Bertram lose portfolios". The Guardian. October 18, 2011. Archived from the original on October 4, 2018. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  4. "Premier reduces departments, shuffles deputies". The Guardian. November 15, 2011. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  5. "Wade MacLauchlan takes over as P.E.I. premier, replacing Robert Ghiz". CTV News. February 23, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  6. "P.E.I. cabinet restructured under MacLauchlan". CBC News. May 20, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  7. "Janice Sherry calling it quits - Local - The Guardian". www.theguardian.pe.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-01.


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