Gilbert Clements

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The Honourable Gilbert Clements OPEI
25th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island
In office 30 August 1995 – 28 May 2001
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor General	Roméo LeBlanc Adrienne Clarkson
Premier	Catherine Callbeck Keith Milligan Pat Binns
Preceded by	Marion Loretta Reid
Succeeded by	J. Léonce Bernard
Personal details
Born	Gilbert Ralph Clements (1928-09-11)11 September 1928 Victoria Cross, Prince Edward Island
Died	27 November 2012(2012-11-27) (aged 84) Montague, Prince Edward Island
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Liberal Party of Prince Edward Island
Spouse(s)	Wilma (nee MacLure) Clements
Children	Robert, David, Gail
Alma mater	Montague Memorial School Mount Allison University
Occupation	electrical contractor, merchant, realtor, insurance agent
Profession	politician
Cabinet	Minister of Municipal Affairs (1974-1978) Minister of Environment (1974-1978) Minister of Tourism (1974-1978) Minister of Parks and Conservation (1974-1978) Minister of Finance (1986-1993) Minister of Community and Cultural Affairs (1986-1989) Minister of the Environment (1989-1993)
Religion	United Church of Canada

Gilbert Ralph Clements, OPEI (11 September 1928 – 27 November 2012) was a Canadian politician and the 25th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island from 1995 to 2001.^[1]

Born in Victoria Cross, Prince Edward Island, he was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in 1970 representing 4th Kings. He was re-elected in 1974, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1989, and 1993. He held the following positions: Minister Municipal Affairs, Environment & Tourism, Parks & Conservation (1974–1978), Opposition Critic for Finance and Energy (1979–1986), Minister of Finance & Minister of Community and Cultural Affairs (1986–1989), and Minister of Finance & Minister of the Environment (1989–1993).^[2]

In 1981, he was interim Prince Edward Island Liberal Party Leader and opposition party leader. He became interim leader following the resignation of leader and former premier Bennett Campbell and served until Joe Ghiz was elected as leader.

Clements died at age 84, in Montague, Prince Edward Island. ^[3]

References

↑ "The Honourable Gilbert Ralph Clements". Retrieved 1 March 2006.
↑ Writer, Staff (2012-11-27). "Former lieutenant-governor of P.E.I., Gilbert Clements, dies at age 84". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
↑ "Gilbert Clements". Fergusonsfh.com. Retrieved 2012-12-09.

Political offices
Preceded by William Bennett Campbell	Leader of the Opposition 1981	Succeeded by Joe Ghiz
Preceded by William Bennett Campbell	PEI Liberal Leader 1981 (interim)	Succeeded by Joe Ghiz

v t e Lieutenant Governors of Prince Edward Island

Crown Colony of Prince Edward Island (1769–1873)	Patterson Fanning DesBarres Townshend Smith Ready Maxwell A.W. Young Wright Harvey FitzRoy Huntley Campbell Lane Bannerman Daly C. Young Dundas

Province of Prince Edward Island (1873–present)	Robinson Hodgson Haviland A. Macdonald Carvell Howlan McIntyre D. A. MacKinnon Rogers C. Macdonald M. MacKinnon Heartz Dalton de Blois LePage A. Bernard Prowse Hyndman W.J. MacDonald MacKay Bennett Doiron MacPhail Reid Clements G.L. Bernard Hagerman Lewis

Persondata
Name	Clements, Gilbert
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian politician
Date of birth	11 September 1928
Place of birth
Date of death	27 November 2012
Place of death

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