Gerard Greenan

L. Gerard Greenan
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Summerside-St. Eleanors
In office
June 12, 2007 – May 4, 2015
Preceded byHelen MacDonald
Succeeded byTina Mundy
Personal details
Born (1950-02-17) 17 February 1950 (age 76)
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
PartyLiberal

L. Gerard Greenan (born 17 February 1950) is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Summerside-St. Eleanors and is a member of the Liberal Party. On June 12, 2007, he was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Attorney General and Minister of Education. In an April 2008 cabinet shuffle, he was styled Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development. Greenan was dropped from cabinet in January 2010.

On January 23, 2015, Greenan announced he would not seek re-election in the 2015 election.

Election results

2007 Prince Edward Island general election: Summerside-St. Eleanors
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGerard Greenan1,69754.36+9.06
Progressive ConservativeBrent Gallant1,22839.33−12.23
GreenStuart Smith862.75
New DemocraticPaulette Halupa772.47−0.68
IndependentJohn W. A. Curtis341.09
Total valid votes 3,122100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +10.64
2011 Prince Edward Island general election: Summerside-St. Eleanors
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGerard Greenan1,42651.76−2.60
Progressive ConservativeMerlin Cormier1,03737.64−1.69
New DemocraticPaulette Halupa1475.34+2.87
GreenCaleb Adams1455.26+2.51
Total valid votes 2,755100.0  
Liberal hold Swing −0.46

References

  1. ↑ "Minding the House: a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs (Volume 2), 1993-2017 (Cassandra Bernard & Sean McQuaid, Eds.)" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  2. ↑ "Prince Edward Island Cabinet Appointed". Government of Prince Edward Island. June 12, 2007. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  3. ↑ "Greenan faces double duty with education and as attorney general". Journal Pioneer. June 13, 2007. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  4. ↑ "Ghiz makes shifts in government departments". The Guardian. April 3, 2008. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  5. ↑ "Ghiz shuffles cabinet". CBC News. January 13, 2010. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  6. ↑ "Four Liberal MLAs not running in next P.E.I. election". The Guardian. January 23, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-08.