Jamie Ballem (born October 31, 1954) is a

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farmer and politician, who served as a cabinet minister, notably as Minister of the Environment and Minister of Health. He was a member of the

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from 1996 to 2007. He represented the electoral district of

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and was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. On August 4, 2010, Ballem announced his candidacy for the Leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of PEI but came in second to Olive Crane. Born in Marshfield, Prince Edward Island, the son of Cedric and Mrytle Ballem, Ballem was educated at the

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. In 1991, he married Cindy MacLean. Ballem served as the chair for the PEI Milk Marketing Board and the Potato Commission. Ballem served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Environment, Energy and Forestry. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 2007. Later that year, Ballem started a company called Island Green Power to promote the development of wind power on the island.

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