Barry Hicken
MLA (Councillor) for 5th Kings
In office
1986–1996
Preceded byLowell Johnston
Succeeded byriding dissolved
Personal details
Born (1946-08-08) August 8, 1946
Pembroke, Prince Edward Island
Political partyPrince Edward Island Liberal Party

Barry Hicken (born August 8, 1946) is a Canadian politician and farmer. He represented 5th Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1986 to 1996 as a Liberal.[1]

Hicken was born in 1946 in Pembroke, Prince Edward Island.[1] He was educated at Montague Regional High School and Holland College, and was a mechanic by career.[1] He married Louise Alice McHerron in 1972.[1]

Hicken first attempted to enter provincial politics in the 1982 election, but was defeated by Progressive Conservative Lowell Johnston.[2] Hicken ran again in 1986, and was elected councillor for the electoral district of 5th Kings.[3] He was re-elected in 1989.[4] On June 6, 1989, Hicken was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Energy and Forestry.[5] In November 1991, he was moved to Minister of Community and Cultural Affairs and Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture.[1] In January 1993, he was given an additional role as Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs.[1] Hicken was re-elected in the 1993 election,[6] and was appointed Minister of Environmental Resources on April 15.[1] In the 1996 election, Hicken was defeated by Progressive Conservative leader Pat Binns in the new Murray River-Gaspereaux riding.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Weeks, Blair (2002). Minding the House: A Biographical Guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873–1993. The Acorn Press. p. 78. ISBN 1-894838-01-7. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  2. ↑ "Official provincial general election results 1982" (PDF). Elections PEI. September 27, 1982. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  3. ↑ "Official provincial general election results 1986" (PDF). Elections PEI. April 21, 1986. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 25, 2015. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  4. ↑ "Official provincial general election results 1989" (PDF). Elections PEI. May 29, 1989. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  5. ↑ "Ghiz drops three, ushers in four". The Globe and Mail. June 7, 1989.
  6. ↑ "Official provincial general election results 1993" (PDF). Elections PEI. March 29, 1993. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  7. ↑ "Official provincial general election results 1996" (PDF). Elections PEI. November 18, 1996. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 23, 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
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