Chester Gillan | |
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MLA for Parkdale-Belvedere | |
In office November 27, 1996 – June 12, 2007 |
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Preceded by | first member |
Succeeded by | Robert Mitchell |
Personal details | |
Born | 1943 |
Political party | Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island |
Occupation | Public school teacher (retired); Minister of the Crown (retired); Real Estate Agent |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Chester Gillan (b. 1943[1]) is a former Canadian educator and politician from Prince Edward Island.
Born in Charlottetown and educated at Saint Dunstan's University and the University of New Brunswick, Gillan was a high school teacher before entering politics,[1] being elected from 1996-2007 as a candidate for the Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party in the electoral district of Parkdale-Belvedere (now Charlottetown-Sherwood) in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island.
He served as the Minister of Health in the cabinet of then-Premier Pat Binns.