Fisheries, Aquaculture and Rural Development: Introducing the Minister

Introducing the Minister

Honourable Ron W. MacKinley

Minister of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Rural Development

MacKinley was first elected as member of the Legislative Assembly in a by-election in December 1985 and has been re-elected in every general election since 1986. He represents District 16, Cornwall-Meadowbank.

In April, 2000, he became Leader of the Opposition. With this new role came a seat on all legislative committees. Between 2004 and 2007, he served as the Opposition Critic for Transportation and Public Works, and Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Aquaculture. He also served on a number of other legislative committees and was Chair of the Public Accounts Committee. On June 12, 2007 he was appointed Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal. Most recently, on October 18, 2011, he was appointed Minister of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Rural Development.

Mr. MacKinley has a lengthy record of community involvement. He has been vice-chair of the Elliot River Community Improvement Committee, a director of the Prince Edward Island Federation of Agriculture and of the Farm Centre. He is a former member of the Canadian Horticultural Council Labour Board and Uniform Legislation Board, as well as a former Queens County Chair for the Prince Edward Island Potato Producers’ Association.

He lives in Cornwall with his wife Ann. They have three grown children, Joanne, Jamie and Jeff, and five grandchildren.

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