Richard E. Brown
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Charlottetown-Victoria Park
Charlottetown-Kings Square
(1997–2000, 2003–2007)
In office
September 29, 2003 – March 26, 2019
Preceded byBob MacMillan
Succeeded byKarla Bernard
In office
November 17, 1997 – April 17, 2000
Preceded byWayne Cheverie
Succeeded byBob MacMillan
Personal details
Born (1956-09-10) September 10, 1956
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Residence(s)Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Richard Earle Brown [1] is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election.[2] He represented the electoral district of Charlottetown-Victoria Park as a member of the Liberal Party.

He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in a 1997 by-election, following the resignation of Wayne Cheverie. He was subsequently defeated by Bob MacMillan in the 2000 provincial election, but defeated MacMillan when he ran again in the 2003 election.[3][4]

In June 2007, Brown was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Development and Technology.[5] In April 2008, he became Minister of Innovation and Advanced Learning.[6] In January 2009, Brown was moved to Minister of Environment, Energy and Forestry.[7][8] Brown was dropped from cabinet following the 2011 election.[9][10] On May 20, 2015, Brown returned to cabinet as Minister of Workforce and Advanced Learning.[11][12] He resigned from cabinet on February 15, 2017.[13] On January 10, 2018, Brown returned to cabinet as Minister of Communities, Land and Environment.[14] He was defeated when he ran for re-election in 2019.[15]

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. p. 10. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Liberals sweep crucial districts". CBC News. May 28, 2007. Archived from the original on July 3, 2007. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  3. ↑ "Islanders temper Tory majority". CBC News. September 30, 2003. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  4. ↑ "PEI Votes 2003 - Charlottetown-Kings Square". CBC News. September 29, 2003. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Prince Edward Island Cabinet Appointed". June 12, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ghiz makes shifts in government departments". The Guardian. April 3, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Richard Brown dropped as Innovation Minister". The Guardian. January 13, 2009. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
  8. ↑ "Ghiz tweaks PEI cabinet". The Globe and Mail. January 13, 2009. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
  9. ↑ "Veterans bounced from P.E.I. cabinet". CBC News. October 18, 2011. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
  10. ↑ "Ghiz announces new cabinet; Brown, Bertram lose portfolios". The Guardian. October 18, 2011. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
  11. ↑ "P.E.I. cabinet restructured under MacLauchlan". CBC News. May 20, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
  12. ↑ "PEI Premier Wade MacLauchlan names new, lean nine-member cabinet". The Globe and Mail. May 20, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
  13. ↑ "Richard Brown out of P.E.I. cabinet post; Gallant, Murphy shuffled in". The Guardian. Charlottetown. February 15, 2017. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  14. ↑ "Roach, McIsaac out in P.E.I. cabinet shuffle". CBC News. January 10, 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  15. ↑ "'I felt shockingly calm': Rookie MLAs react to their 1st political wins". CBC News. April 24, 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
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