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

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has seve ...

. He represented 2nd Queens in the

Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island (french: Assemblée législative de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard) is the sole chamber of the General Assembly of Prince Edward Island. The Legislative Assembly meets at Province House, which is locate ...

from 1986 to 1996 as a

Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...

. He was born in

Charlottetown Charlottetown is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, Charlottetown was an unincorporated town until it was incorporated as a city in ...

, 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 hist ...

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

Canadian Tourism Commission Destination Canada, formerly the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC; french: Commission canadienne du tourisme (CCT)), was created in 1995 to promote tourism in Canada. It is a Crown corporation, wholly owned by the Government of Canada, which ...

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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 {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub