Robert Lowell Henderson (born 21 July 1961) is a

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politician, who was elected to the

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in the 2007 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of

O'Leary-Inverness O'Leary-Inverness is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was formerly known as West Point-Bloomfield from 1996 to 2007. It was created in 1996 from parts of 1st Prince and 2nd Prince ...

and is a member of the

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. He is the son of the late former MP George Henderson. In October 2011, Henderson was appointed to the

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as Minister of Tourism and Culture. Henderson continued to serve as Minister of Tourism when

Wade MacLauchlan H. Wade MacLauchlan CM OPEI (born 10 December 1954), is a Canadian legal academic, university administrator, politician and community leader. He served as the fifth president of the University of Prince Edward Island from 1999 to 2011, becomin ...

took over as premier in February 2015, but was left out when MacLauchlan shuffled the cabinet following the 2015 election. On January 7, 2016, Henderson returned to cabinet as Minister of Health and Wellness. On January 10, 2018, Henderson was moved to Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries. He was re-elected in the 2023 general election.

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Robert Henderson
Living people Members of the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island People from Prince County, Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island Liberal Party MLAs 21st-century Canadian politicians 1961 births {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub