Angus MacLean
Angus MacLean | |
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| 25th Premier of Prince Edward Island | |
| In office May 3, 1979 – November 17, 1981 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Lieutenant Governor | Gordon L. Bennett Joseph Aubin Doiron |
| Preceded by | W. Bennett Campbell |
| Succeeded by | James Lee |
| MLA (Assemblyman) for 4th Queens | |
| In office November 8, 1976 – September 27, 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Vernon MacIntyre |
| Succeeded by | Wilbur MacDonald |
| Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island | |
| In office September 25, 1976 – November 7, 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Lloyd MacPhail (interim) |
| Succeeded by | James Lee |
| Member of Parliament for Malpeque | |
| In office June 25, 1968 – October 20, 1976 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Don Wood |
| Member of Parliament for Queen's | |
| In office June 25, 1951 – June 25, 1968 | |
| Preceded by | James Lester Douglas |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Angus MacLean May 15, 1914 Lewes, Prince Edward Island |
| Died | February 15, 2000 (aged 85) Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island |
| Spouse |
Gwendolyn Esther Burwash
(m. 1952) |
| Children | 4 |
Ministers of Fisheries (1957–1963) (acting) (1962–1963)
Provincial:Postmaster General Minister Responsible for Cultural Affairs (1979–1980) | |
John Angus MacLean PC OC DFC (May 15, 1914 – February 15, 2000) was a politician and farmer in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
He was an alumnus of both
Wing Commander
.
MacLean's bomber was shot down, and he evaded capture in
Andrée De Jongh
.
MacLean returned to Prince Edward Island after the war, and ran for a
seat in the House of Commons of Canada as a Progressive Conservative Party of Canada candidate, but was defeated in the 1945 and 1949 federal elections
.
He was first elected to
Minister of Fisheries from 1957 until the government's defeat in the 1963 election
.
In 1976, MacLean was persuaded to leave federal politics and take the leadership of the
opposition for a decade.[1] On 8 November 1976, MacLean was elected to the provincial legislature in a by-election.[2] MacLean led the party to victory in 1979,[3] and formed a government that emphasized rural community life, banned new shopping malls and instituted a Royal Commission to examine land use and sprawl. His government cancelled the province's participation in the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station in New Brunswick
.
On 17 August 1981, MacLean announced his intention to resign as premier upon the election of a new party leader.Presbyterian of Scottish descent. In 1991, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
He died in Charlottetown on February 15, 2000.[6]
Electoral record
| 1974 Canadian federal election: Malpeque | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Angus MacLean | 5,649 | 50.61 | -2.92 | ||||
| Liberal | John W. MacNaught | 4,975 | 44.57 | +2.62 | ||||
| New Democratic | Doreen Sark | 537 | 4.81 | +0.29 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 11,161 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1972 Canadian federal election: Malpeque | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Angus MacLean | 5,835 | 53.53 | +3.53 | ||||
| Liberal | Sinclair Cutcliffe | 4,573 | 41.95 | -5.97 | ||||
| New Democratic | Maurice J. Darte | 493 | 4.52 | +2.43 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 10,901 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1968 Canadian federal election: Malpeque | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Angus MacLean | 5,049 | 50.00 | |||||
| Liberal | Don Wood | 4,839 | 47.92 | |||||
| New Democratic | Douglas H. MacFarlane | 211 | 2.09 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 10,099 | 100.00 | ||||||
References
- ^ "MacLean quits after 25 years". The Globe and Mail. 25 October 1976.
- ^ "Tories capture 3 of 4 seats in PEI voting". The Globe and Mail. 9 November 1976.
- ^ "PEI Tory win costs Liberals last province". The Globe and Mail. 24 April 1979.
- ^ "PEI leader since '79, MacLean announces plans to step down". The Globe and Mail. 18 August 1981.
- ^ "James Lee sworn in as Premier of PEI". The Globe and Mail. 18 November 1981.
- ^ "Former premier Angus MacLean dies". CBC News. 15 February 2000. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
External links
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