Hal Perry (politician)
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Hal Perry MLA |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Tignish-Palmer Road |
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Assumed office October 18, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Neil LeClair |
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Liberal (since 2013) Progressive Conservative (2011–13) |
Hal Perry is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2011 provincial election. He represents the district of Tignish-Palmer Road as a member of the Liberal Party. He was originally elected as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party, but left the Progressive Conservative Party and joined the Liberal Party on October 3, 2013.
He was chosen as Opposition Leader on January 30, 2013, following the resignation of Olive Crane, but resigned from that position on February 11 after losing the race for the interim leadership of the Progressive Conservatives to Steven Myers.
On May 21, 2015, Perry was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Education, Early Learning and Culture, following Tina Mundy's resignation from cabinet. He was shuffled out of cabinet in January 2016.
Prior to his election, Perry was employed as a property development officer with the PEI Department of Environment, Energy and Forestry.
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