Albert Preston Fogarty (born June 25, 1940) is a former educator and political figure on

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1979 to 1993 as a

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. He was born in

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, the son of James Wilfred Fogarty and Julia Morrison, and was educated at

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, the

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and

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. In 1963, he married Judith Diane McCabe. He was a high school teacher and principal. Fogarty served as president of the Prince Edward Island Teachers' Federation from 1969 to 1970.History, Prince Edward Island Teachers' Federation
/ref> He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1974. He served in the provincial cabinet at Minister of Health and Social Services from 1981 to 1986. Fogarty was Superintendent of Education for the province from 1993 to 1994. In 1997, he became executive director of the adult and community education institute at

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, retiring in 2001. Fogarty was a contributor to ''Minding the House: A Biographical Guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs''.

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* Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island MLAs 1940 births Living people Saint Dunstan's University alumni Members of the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub