Chester Gillan (born 25 September 1943) is a former

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educator and politician from

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. Born in

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and educated at Saint Dunstan's University and the

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, Gillan was a high school teacher before entering politics, being elected from 1996 to 2007 as a candidate for the Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party in the electoral district of Parkdale-Belvedere (now ''Charlottetown-Sherwood'') in the

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. He served as the Minister of Health in the cabinet of then-Premier Pat Binns.

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1943 births Living people Members of the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island Politicians from Charlottetown Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island MLAs Saint Dunstan's University alumni University of New Brunswick alumni 21st-century Canadian politicians {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub