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Allan V. Campbell
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Souris-Elmira
In office
June 12, 2007 – October 18, 2011
Preceded byAndy Mooney
Succeeded byColin LaVie
Personal details
Born (1969-05-21) May 21, 1969 (age 55)
Souris, Prince Edward Island
Political partyLiberal
Occupationfisherman

Allan V. Campbell (born 21 May 1969)[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 Souris-Elmira as a member of the Liberal Party.

He served in the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture,[3] and Minister of Innovation and Advanced Learning.[4]

He was defeated in the 2011 provincial election by Colin LaVie and upon his defeat was appointed as Chief of Staff to the Premier of Prince Edward Island.[5][6]

After completing his Bachelor of Business Administration at the University of Prince Edward Island, he purchased a fishing operation. He had a 15-year career in the fishery, and retired when he was appointed as Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Minding the House: a biorgraphical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs (Volume 2), 1993-2017 (Cassandra Bernard & Sean McQuaid, Eds.)" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  2. ^ "Liberals sweep crucial districts". CBC News. May 28, 2007. Archived from the original on July 3, 2007. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  3. ^ "Four new ministers spearheading province's resource sectors". The Guardian. Charlottetown, PEI. June 13, 2007. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  4. ^ "Campbell moves to Innovation in Ghiz's 1st cabinet shuffle". CBC News. January 13, 2009. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  5. ^ "Allan Campbell is Premier Ghiz's new chief of staff". The Guardian. October 11, 2011. Archived from the original on November 17, 2011. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  6. ^ "Allan Campbell new chief of staff". CBC News. October 11, 2011. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  7. ^ "Hon. Allan V. Campbell biography". Government of Prince Edward Island. Archived from the original on May 9, 2010. Retrieved 2016-06-10.