Lloyd MacPhail | |
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23rd Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island | |
In office August 1, 1985 – August 16, 1990 |
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Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor General |
Jeanne Sauvé Ray Hnatyshyn |
Premier |
James M. Lee Joe Ghiz |
Preceded by | Joseph Aubin Doiron |
Succeeded by | Marion Reid |
Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island Interim |
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In office July 1, 1976 – September 25, 1976 |
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Preceded by | Melvin McQuaid |
Succeeded by | Angus MacLean |
MLA (Councillor) for 2nd Queens | |
In office July 17, 1961 – August 1, 1985 |
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Preceded by | Reginald Bell |
Succeeded by | Ron MacKinley |
Personal details | |
Born |
Robert Lloyd George MacPhail March 22, 1920 New Haven, Prince Edward Island |
Died | July 2, 1995 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
(aged 75)
Nationality | Canadian |
Political party | Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party |
Spouse(s) | Helen MacDougall |
Children | Judith Anne, Lynn, Ferne, and Robert |
Residence | New Haven, Prince Edward Island |
Alma mater | Prince of Wales College |
Occupation | Businessman, Merchant |
Profession | Politician |
Cabinet | Minister of Industry (1961-1962) Minister of Natural Resources (1962-1965) Minister of Tourism and Development (1965-1966) Minister of Finance (1979-1985) Chairman of the Treasury (1979-1985) Minister of Development (1979-1980) Minister responsible for Tourism (1982-1985) |
Religion | Baptist |
Robert Lloyd George MacPhail, CM (March 22, 1920 – July 2, 1995) was a Canadian politician and the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island.
Born in New Haven, Prince Edward Island, the son of Robert Archibald MacPhail and Catherine C. MacLean, he was first elected in a 1961 by-election to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island as the Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party candidate in the district of 2nd Queens. He was re-elected in 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1979 and 1982. He held many cabinet positions including: Minister of Industry and Natural Resources and of Tourism Development (1965–1966), Minister of Finance (1979–1981), Chairman of the Treasury Board (1979–1981), and Minister of Development (1979–1980). He was Lieutenant Governor from 1985 to 1990.
In 1994, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.