Wesley J. Sheridan
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Kensington-Malpeque
In office
June 12, 2007 – February 23, 2015
Preceded byMitch Murphy
Succeeded byMatthew MacKay
Personal details
Born (1960-01-20) January 20, 1960
Shediac, New Brunswick, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Residence(s)Malpeque, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Wesley J. Sheridan (born 20 January 1960)[1] is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Kensington-Malpeque in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 2007 to 2015. He was a member of the Liberal Party.[2]

A native of Shediac, New Brunswick and a graduate of Dartmouth College, Sheridan was an assistant manager at the Malpeque Bay Credit Union prior to entering politics.[2]

Sheridan was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election, defeating Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Mitch Murphy in the Kensington-Malpeque riding.[3] On June 12, 2007, Sheridan was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Provincial Treasurer.[4] In January 2010, he was given the additional responsibility of municipal affairs, with the cabinet position being styled as the Minister of Finance and Municipal Affairs.[5] Sheridan was re-elected in 2011,[6] and retained his position in cabinet.[7]

On January 23, 2015, Sheridan announced that he would not reoffer in the 2015 election.[8] Sheridan was dropped from cabinet when Wade MacLauchlan took over as premier on February 23, 2015,[9] and he resigned as MLA the same day.[10]

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. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island biography". Government of Prince Edward Island. Archived from the original on August 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ "6 ministers defeated as P.E.I. cabinet trounced". CBC News. May 28, 2007. Archived from the original on July 3, 2007. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Prince Edward Island Cabinet Appointed". June 12, 2007. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ghiz shuffles cabinet". CBC News. January 13, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  6. ↑ "PEI Votes 2011 Kensington-Malpeque". CBC News. October 3, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Veterans bounced from P.E.I. cabinet". CBC News. October 18, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  8. ↑ "4 Liberals announce they are out for next election". CBC News. January 23, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Experienced faces make up Wade MacLauchlan cabinet". CBC News. February 23, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Wes Sheridan quietly resigns". The Guardian. February 24, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
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