Gerard Greenan

Gerard Greenan is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Summerside-St. Eleanors and is a member of the Liberal Party. On June 12, 2007, he was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Attorney General and Minister of Education.[1][2] In an April 2008 cabinet shuffle, he was styled Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development.[3] Greenan was dropped from cabinet in January 2010.[4]

Gerard Greenan
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Summerside-St. Eleanors
In office June 12, 2007 – May 4, 2015
Preceded by	Helen MacDonald
Succeeded by	Tina Mundy
Personal details
Born	1950 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Political party	Liberal
Residence	Summerside, Prince Edward Island

On January 23, 2015, Greenan announced he would not seek re-election in the 2015 election.[5]

Election results

2007 Prince Edward Island general election: Summerside-St. Eleanors
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gerard Greenan	1,697	54.36	+9.06
	Progressive Conservative	Brent Gallant	1,228	39.33	−12.23
	Green	Stuart Smith	86	2.75
	New Democratic	Paulette Halupa	77	2.47	−0.68
	Independent	John W. A. Curtis	34	1.09
Total valid votes			3,122	100.0
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+10.64

2011 Prince Edward Island general election: Summerside-St. Eleanors
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gerard Greenan	1,426	51.76	−2.60
	Progressive Conservative	Merlin Cormier	1,037	37.64	−1.69
	New Democratic	Paulette Halupa	147	5.34	+2.87
	Green	Caleb Adams	145	5.26	+2.51
Total valid votes			2,755	100.0
	Liberal hold		Swing		−0.46

References

1. "Prince Edward Island Cabinet Appointed". Government of Prince Edward Island. June 12, 2007. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
2. "Greenan faces double duty with education and as attorney general". Journal Pioneer. June 13, 2007. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
3. "Ghiz makes shifts in government departments". The Guardian. April 3, 2008. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
4. "Ghiz shuffles cabinet". CBC News. January 13, 2010. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
5. "Four Liberal MLAs not running in next P.E.I. election". The Guardian. January 23, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-08.