Robert Joseph Maddix (born September 26, 1960) is a

civil servant The civil service is a collective term for a sector of government composed mainly of career civil servants hired on professional merit rather than appointed or elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leaders ...

and former 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 ...

Acadian The Acadians (french: Acadiens , ) are an ethnic group descended from the French who settled in the New France colony of Acadia during the 17th and 18th centuries. Most Acadians live in the region of Acadia, as it is the region where the de ...

origin. He represented

3rd Prince 3rd Prince was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island (french: Assemblée législative ...

and then

Evangeline-Miscouche Evangeline-Miscouche is a provinces and territories of Canada, provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. Evangeline-Miscouche is a francophone-majority riding. Members ...

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 1993 to 1999 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

Wellington, Prince Edward Island Wellington is a List of rural municipalities in Prince Edward Island, rural municipality in Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is located in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Prince County, and extends as Wellington Centre onto Route 2 (Prince E ...

, the son of Réné Maddix and Alice Gallant, and was educated at the

Université de Moncton The Université de Moncton is a Canadian francophone university in New Brunswick. It includes campuses in Edmundston, Moncton, and Shippagan. The university was founded in 1963 following the recommendations of the royal commission on higher ed ...

and

Holland College Holland College is the provincial community college for the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island (PEI). It is named after the British Army engineer and surveyor Captain Samuel Holland. History It was formed by the Government of Prince ...

. In 1982, he married Cathy Fraser. Maddix worked as a tourism development officer for the Department of Tourism and Parks from 1988 to 1992. He was opposition house leader from 1999 to 2000. Maddix was defeated when he ran for reelection in 2000. After retiring from politics, he was employed as an economic development officer at Baie Acadienne.

References

* Prince Edward Island Liberal Party MLAs Acadian people 1960 births Living people {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub