Gordon MacInnis (born July 13, 1945) is a Canadian businessman, former educator and political figure on

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island is an island Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. While it is the smallest province by land area and population, it is the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", ...

. He represented

2nd Queens 2nd Queens was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island () together with the Lieutena ...

in the

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from 1986 to 1996 as a

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. He was born in

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, Prince Edward Island, the son of Ernest MacInnis and Celia Stevenson, and was educated at

Prince of Wales College Prince of Wales College (PWC) is a former university college, which was located in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. PWC merged with St. Dunstan's University in 1969 to form the University of Prince Edward Island. PWC traces its hi ...

and the

University of Prince Edward Island The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) is a public university in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and the only university in the province. Founded in 1969, the enabling legislation is the ''University Act, R.S.P.E.I 2000.'' H ...

. In 1968, he married Winnifred Anne Lowther. MacInnis served in the province's Executive Council as Minister of Tourism in 1986, as Minister of Transportation and Public Works from 1989 to 1991, as Minister of Tourism and Parks and Recreation from 1991 to 1993, as Minister of Education from 1993 to 1996 and as Minister of Human Resources from 1994 to 1996. He was defeated when he ran for re-election in 1996. In 2005, he was named to the board of directors for the

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* 1945 births Living people Members of the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island Politicians from Charlottetown Prince Edward Island Liberal Party MLAs 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub