Walter A. McEwen, (January 31, 1940 – August 1, 2023)https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundland-labrador/obituaries/walter-attwood-chuck-mcewen-90702/ was a lawyer and former

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politician, who served in the

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from 1989 to 1996. He was the son of Ted McEwen and Mary Burke and was educated at Saint Dunstan's University, receiving a

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, and

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, where he studied law. In 1965, he married Myrna Nicholson. After graduating from Dalhousie in 1971, McEwen moved to

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and was admitted to the Ontario bar in March 1973. He then returned to Prince Edward Island, was admitted to the bar in October 1973 and set up practice in Summerside. He was named

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in 1986. A member of the Liberal Party, he represented the

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. McEwen served in the province's Executive Council as Minister of Provincial Affairs, Attorney General and Minister of Health and Social Services. After he retired from politics, McEwen returned to the practice of law. He also served as a member of the National Parole Board of Canada.

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