Executive Council of Prince Edward Island

The Executive Council of Prince Edward Island (informally and more commonly, the Cabinet of Prince Edward Island) is the cabinet of that Canadian province.

Almost always made up of members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, the Cabinet is similar in structure and role to the Cabinet of Canada while being smaller in size. As federal and provincial responsibilities differ there are a number of different portfolios between the federal and provincial governments.

The Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island, as representative of the Queen in Right of Prince Edward Island, heads the council, and is referred to as the Governor-in-Council. Other members of the Cabinet, who advise, or minister, the vice-regal, are selected by the Premier of Prince Edward Island and appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor. Most cabinet ministers are the head of a ministry, but this is not always the case.

As at the federal level the most important Cabinet post after that of the leader is the Minister of Finance, which in Prince Edward Island is referred to as the Provincial Treasurer. The second most powerful position in the provincial cabinet is typically the health portfolio since it occupies in excess of 40% of the province's annual budget. Other porfolios with moderate influence include Transportation and Public Works, as well as resource-dependent ministries such as Agriculture or Fisheries.

Current Cabinet

The current cabinet is formed from the caucus of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party and took the oath of office on May 20, 2015 and after a cabinet shuffle on January 7, 2016.^[1]

Lieutenant-Governor
His Honour The Honourable Frank Lewis	(2011–present)
Portfolio	Minister
Premier of Prince Edward Island and Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General and Minister responsible for Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister responsible for Aboriginal Affairs and Minister responsible for Acadian and Francophone Affairs	Hon. H. Wade MacLauchlan
Minister of Finance	Hon. Allen Roach
Minister of Health and Wellness and Minister responsible for Sports and Recreation	Hon. Robert Henderson
Minister of Family and Human services	Hon. Tina Mundy
Minister of Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy and Minister responsible for the Status of Women	Hon. Paula Biggar
Minister of Communities, Land and Environment	Hon. Robert Mitchell
Minister of Education, Early Learning and Culture	Hon. Doug W. Currie
Minister of Economic Development and Tourism	Hon. Heath MacDonald

References

↑ "Cabinet". Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 23 February 2015.

External links

Cabinet of Prince Edward Island

Politics of Prince Edward Island

Lieutenant Governor	H. Frank Lewis Former lieutenant governors

Premier	Wade MacLauchlan Former premiers

Opposition Leader	Jamie Fox Former Opposition Leaders

Speaker of the Assembly	Former speakers

Legislative Assembly	Current assembly Former Assemblies Executive Council (Cabinet)

Political parties	Greens Liberals New Democrats Progressive Conservative

Elections	Past elections

Current issues	Equalization payments

Other Canadian politics	Federal BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PEI NL YU NT NU

Canadian executive councils

Queen's Privy Council for Canada Federal Cabinet Executive Councils of the Provinces and Territories British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island Newfoundland & Labrador Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut

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