Walter Bradley (September 29, 1945 – June 2, 2023) was a Canadian politician. He represented

2nd Kings 2nd Kings 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 ...

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 1989 to 1996 as a

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. Bradley was born in 1945 in St. Theresa's, Prince Edward Island. He married Florence Kelly in 1968. Bradley graduated from 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 ...

with a Bachelor of Education degree, and from

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with a master's degree in education. He was a teacher by career, and later was principal of

Morell Regional High School Morell Regional High School, is a Canadian secondary school in Morell, Prince Edward Island. The school is a part of the Prince Edward Island Department of Education and Lifelong Learning. Morell Regional High School is host to the 2023 Canad ...

. Bradley entered provincial politics in

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, when he was elected a councillor for the electoral district of 2nd Kings. He was re-elected in the 1993 election. On April 15, 1993, Bradley was appointed to the

Executive Council of Prince Edward Island The Executive Council of Prince Edward Island (informally and more commonly, the Cabinet of Prince Edward Island) is the cabinet of that Canadian province. Almost always made up of members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, the C ...

as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. In the 1996 election, Bradley was defeated by Progressive Conservative

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in the new

Morell-Fortune Bay Morell-Mermaid was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. Created from mostly 2nd Kings and parts of 3rd and 5th Kings 5th Kings was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Princ ...

riding. Bradley died in June 2023 at the age of 77.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bradley, Walter 1945 births 2023 deaths Members of the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island Liberal Party MLAs University of Prince Edward Island alumni Dalhousie University alumni Canadian schoolteachers