Wade MacLauchlan
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The Honourable Wade MacLauchlan CM OPEI MLA |
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| 32nd Premier of Prince Edward Island | |
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Assumed office February 23, 2015 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Lieutenant Governor | Frank Lewis |
| Preceded by | Robert Ghiz |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for York-Oyster Bed | |
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Assumed office May 4, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Vessy |
| Leader of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party | |
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Assumed office February 21, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Ghiz |
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H. Wade MacLauchlan October 10, 1954 Stanhope, Prince Edward Island |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Domestic partner | Duncan McIntosh |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Academic, Writer |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Anglican |
H. Wade MacLauchlan CM OPEI MLA (born October 10, 1954), is a Canadian academic and politician. He is the 32nd and current Premier of Prince Edward Island, since February 23, 2015.
MacLauchlan was born on 10 December 1954, the third of five children born to Harry and Marjorie MacLauchlan in Stanhope, Prince Edward Island. His father was a successful businessman who made his wealth in a number of ventures including pulpwood, heavy construction, golf, cable television, tourism, oil and gas distribution, and real estate. MacLauchlan earned an undergraduate Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Prince Edward Island and went on to earn a Bachelor of Laws from the University of New Brunswick and a Master of Laws from Yale University. He worked as a law professor at Dalhousie University before becoming dean of the law school at the University of New Brunswick.
MacLauchlan was president of the University of Prince Edward Island from 1999 to 2011. During his tenure, he helped the university raise millions of dollars for research and development and oversaw a doubling of enrollment to 4,500 students. He was previously dean of the law school of the University of New Brunswick and a law professor at Dalhousie University.
MacLauchlan has been criticized for a 2006 decision as president of the University of PEI when he banned from campus an edition of the student newspaper, The Cadre, which reprinted controversial Danish cartoons of Muhammad. In a statement, MacLauchlan said that the newspaper's edition, which had re-published political cartoons depicting a prophet of Islam, was "a reckless invitation to disorder." The Canadian Society for Academic Freedom and Scholarship issued a statement describing MacLauchlan's actions as "contrary to the duty of all university presidents to maintain their campuses as places where debate of controversial issues may take place."
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