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. His brother Philip Brown, is the current and 46th Mayor of Charlottetown.
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 by | Bob MacMillan |
| Succeeded by | Karla Bernard |
| In office November 17, 1997 – April 17, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Wayne Cheverie |
| Succeeded by | Bob MacMillan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 10, 1956 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
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
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. p. 10. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- ^ "Liberals sweep crucial districts". CBC News. May 28, 2007. Archived from the original on July 3, 2007. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
- ^ "Islanders temper Tory majority". CBC News. September 30, 2003. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
- ^ "PEI Votes 2003 - Charlottetown-Kings Square". CBC News. September 29, 2003. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
- ^ "Prince Edward Island Cabinet Appointed". June 12, 2007. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ "Ghiz makes shifts in government departments". The Guardian. April 3, 2008. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ "Richard Brown dropped as Innovation Minister". The Guardian. January 13, 2009. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
- ^ "Ghiz tweaks PEI cabinet". The Globe and Mail. January 13, 2009. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ^ "Veterans bounced from P.E.I. cabinet". CBC News. October 18, 2011. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ^ "Ghiz announces new cabinet; Brown, Bertram lose portfolios". The Guardian. October 18, 2011. Archived from the original on August 3, 2016. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
- ^ "P.E.I. cabinet restructured under MacLauchlan". CBC News. May 20, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ^ "PEI Premier Wade MacLauchlan names new, lean nine-member cabinet". The Globe and Mail. May 20, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ^ "Richard Brown out of P.E.I. cabinet post; Gallant, Murphy shuffled in". The Guardian. Charlottetown. February 15, 2017. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
- ^ "Roach, McIsaac out in P.E.I. cabinet shuffle". CBC News. January 10, 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ "'I felt shockingly calm': Rookie MLAs react to their 1st political wins". CBC News. April 24, 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-26.