Joseph Blair McGuire, (born June 20, 1944) is a Canadian retired politician. A native of in

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, he served as the

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(MP) for the riding of Egmont from 1988 to 2008. A member of the

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, was first elected to the

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in 1988 and reelected in 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2006. From 2003 to 2006, he was

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in the

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of Prime Minister

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. Before entering public life, McGuire worked as a teacher in Prince Edward Island and a vice-principal at an elementary school in

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. He was also a community development worker having been employed with the PEI Rural Development Council and the Community Employment Strategy. He later worked for then Egmont Member of Parliament George Henderson, as well as then

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of Prince Edward Island,

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. On March 7, 2007, McGuire announced he would not run in the next federal election, choosing to retire from politics. McGuire studied at

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for Teacher's Training and obtained a Bachelor of Arts at

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. He and his wife, Mary, have two children, Moira and Matthew.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McGuire, Joe 1944 births Living people Canadian people of Irish descent People from Kings County, Prince Edward Island Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Prince Edward Island Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada People from Summerside, Prince Edward Island Prince of Wales College alumni Saint Dunstan's University alumni Members of the 27th Canadian Ministry