Wes MacAleer

Wes MacAleer
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Charlottetown-Spring Park
In office
November 18, 1996 – May 28, 2007
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byKathleen Casey
Personal details
Born(1944-02-12)February 12, 1944
Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada
DiedSeptember 19, 2026(2026-09-19) (aged 82)
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
PartyProgressive Conservative

John Weston MacAleer (February 12, 1944 – September 19, 2026) was a Canadian politician, who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1996 to 2007.

Life and career

Wes MacAleer was born in Summerside, Prince Edward Island on February 12, 1944. Educated at Saint Dunstan's University, MacAleer was a newspaper publisher. He spent 18 years in the Northwest Territories, where he helped introduce cable television and satellite communications technology. He ran in the Yellowknife South district in the 1979 Northwest Territories general election and finished second. As a politician, he represented the electoral district of Charlottetown-Spring Park and was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. MacAleer served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Economic Development and Tourism.

MacAleer died in Charlottetown on September 19, 2026, at the age of 82.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Entry from Canadian Who's Who
  2. ↑ "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 April 5, 2021.
  3. ↑ "REPORT OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER ON THE GENERAL ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE COUNCIL OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES" (PDF). Elections NWT. January 1980. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  4. ↑ "John Weston MACALEER". The Charlottetown Guardian. September 22, 2026. Retrieved September 26, 2026.
  5. ↑ Former P.E.I. cabinet minister Wes MacAleer remembered as 'constant gentleman'