George Thomas Webster (born 7 August 1949)[1] is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Borden-Kinkora in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 2007 to 2015 as a member of the Liberal Party.

George T. Webster
1st Deputy Premier of Prince Edward Island
In office
January 13, 2010 – May 20, 2015
PremierRobert Ghiz
Wade MacLauchlan
Preceded bypost created
Succeeded byDarlene Compton (2019)
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Borden-Kinkora
In office
June 12, 2007 – May 4, 2015
Preceded byFred McCardle
Succeeded byJamie Fox
Personal details
Born (1949-08-07) August 7, 1949 (age 74)
Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Political partyLiberal
Occupationfarmer

In June 2007, Webster was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Environment, Energy and Forestry.[2] In January 2009, Webster was moved to Minister of Agriculture.[3] In January 2010, he was named the first deputy premier of Prince Edward Island and Minister of Agriculture and Forestry.[4]

Webster did not reoffer in the 2015 election.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Minding the House: a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs (Volume 2), 1993-2017 (Cassandra Bernard & Sean McQuaid, Eds.)" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Webster happy with cabinet appointment". The Journal Pioneer. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Ghiz tweaks PEI cabinet". The Globe and Mail. 13 January 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Ghiz shuffles cabinet". CBC News. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  5. ^ "4 Liberals announce they are out for next election". CBC News. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2016.