Kevin Joseph MacAdam (born February 28, 1967) is a

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political advisor and former politician . Born in West Saint Peters, the son of Stephen MacAdam, he was educated at 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 ...

, and worked as a researcher and analyst.

Political career

MacAdam was a member of 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 1996 to 2006, representing the electoral district of

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as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. At the age of 29, he was named Minister of Fisheries, becoming the youngest cabinet minister in the history of Prince Edward Island. MacAdam also stood as the federal Progressive Conservative candidate in Cardigan in the 2000 federal election, losing to

Lawrence MacAulay Lawrence A. MacAulay (born September 9, 1946) is a Canadian politician, who has represented the riding of Cardigan, Prince Edward Island in the House of Commons since 1988. On June 11, 1997, he joined the cabinet of Prime Minister Jean Chrét ...

by a margin of less than 300 votes. He resigned his seat in the provincial assembly to run for the federal seat but was reelected to the assembly in a subsequent by-election.

Political advisor

MacAdam resigned from public office and left provincial politics in the spring of 2006 to serve as a political advisor to

Peter MacKay Peter Gordon MacKay (born September 27, 1965) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was a Member of Parliament from 1997 to 2015 and has served as Minister of Justice and Attorney General (2013–2015), Minister of National Defence (2007� ...

, the federal minister responsible for

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Electoral record

References

* O'Handley, K ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 2000'' People from Kings County, Prince Edward Island 1967 births Living people Members of the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island MLAs Prince Edward Island candidates for Member of Parliament Progressive Conservative Party of Canada candidates for the Canadian House of Commons Candidates in the 2000 Canadian federal election 21st-century Canadian politicians {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub