Allen Roach (born 9 March 1952)[1] is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2011 provincial election.[2] He represented the district of Montague-Kilmuir as a member of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party until his resignation after deciding not to run in the 2019 Prince Edward Island general election.
Allen Roach | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Montague-Kilmuir | |
| In office October 18, 2011 – March 26, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Bagnall |
| Succeeded by | Cory Deagle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 9, 1952 Souris, Prince Edward Island |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Retired Member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (37 years) |
In October 2011, Roach was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Innovation and Advanced Learning.[3][4] He retained the portfolio when Wade MacLauchlan took over as premier in February 2015, but was given an additional role as Minister of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Rural Development.[5] On May 20, 2015, Roach was moved to Minister of Finance.[6][7] Roach resigned his cabinet position as finance minister on January 10, 2018, after announcing that he would not run in the 2019 election.[8]
References
edit- ^ "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 2021-04-07.
- ^ "Five Tories to join 22 Liberals at legislature" Archived 2012-12-16 at archive.today. Charlottetown Guardian, October 3, 2011.
- ^ "Veterans bounced from P.E.I. cabinet". CBC News. October 18, 2011. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ "Ghiz announces new cabinet; Brown, Bertram lose portfolios". The Guardian. October 18, 2011. Archived from the original on August 3, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ "Wade MacLauchlan sworn in as premier, reduces cabinet". The Guardian. February 23, 2015. Archived from the original on August 3, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ "P.E.I. cabinet restructured under MacLauchlan". CBC News. May 20, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ "PEI Premier Wade MacLauchlan names new, lean nine-member cabinet". The Globe and Mail. May 20, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ "Roach, McIsaac resign from P.E.I. cabinet". CBC News. January 10, 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
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