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Chester Gillan

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Preceded by
  
first member

Religion
  
Roman Catholic


Name
  
Chester Gillan

Succeeded by
  
Robert Mitchell

Occupation
  
Public school teacher (retired); Minister of the Crown (retired); Real Estate Agent

Political party
  
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island

Chester Gillan (b. 1943) 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, 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.

References

Chester Gillan Wikipedia