Robert Vessey (Canadian politician)

Robert Vessey is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election and represented the electoral district of York-Oyster Bed as a member of the Liberal Party until 2015.

Robert Vessey
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
York-Oyster Bed
In office
June 12, 2007 – February 23, 2015
Preceded byJamie Ballem
Succeeded byWade MacLauchlan
Personal details
BornYork, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Political partyLiberal

Vessey was previously the Liberal candidate in Stanhope-East Royalty in the 2003 election.[1]

In June 2007, Vessey was named Government House Leader.[2] In January 2010, Vessey was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Tourism.[3] Following his re-election in the 2011 election,[4] Vessey was moved to Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal.[5][6]

On February 20, 2015, Vessey announced that he would resign his seat in the legislature to take a position as chief of staff to Wade MacLauchlan upon MacLauchlan's appointment and swearing-in as Premier of Prince Edward Island on February 23.[7] His resignation opened a seat for MacLauchlan, who was not a sitting member of the legislature at that time, to run for the seat in the election in May 2015.[8] MacLauchlan won the seat in the 2015 general election on May 4.

References
  1. "PEI Votes 2003 Stanhope-East Royalty". CBC News. September 29, 2003. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  2. "Prince Edward Island Cabinet Appointed". June 12, 2007. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  3. "Ghiz shuffles cabinet". CBC News. January 13, 2010. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  4. "PEI Votes 2011 York-Oyster Bed". CBC News. October 3, 2011. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  5. "Veterans bounced from P.E.I. cabinet". CBC News. October 18, 2011. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  6. "Ghiz announces new cabinet; Brown, Bertram lose portfolios". The Guardian. October 18, 2011. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  7. "Robert Vessey takes on chief of staff role Monday". CBC News. February 20, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  8. "Vessey to become Wade MacLauchlan's chief of staff". The Guardian. February 20, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-09.


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