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Joe Ghiz | |
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| 27th Premier of Prince Edward Island | |
| In office May 2, 1986 – January 25, 1993 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Lieutenant Governor | Lloyd MacPhail Marion Reid |
| Preceded by | James Lee |
| Succeeded by | Catherine Callbeck |
| Leader of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party | |
| In office October 24, 1981 – January 23, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Gilbert Clements (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Catherine Callbeck |
| MLA (Assemblyman) for 6th Queens | |
| In office September 27, 1982 – March 29, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Barry Clark |
| Succeeded by | Jeannie Lea |
| 12th Dean of Dalhousie Law School | |
| In office 1993–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Philip Girard |
| Succeeded by | Dawn Russell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Atallah Ghiz January 27, 1945 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| Died | November 9, 1996 (aged 51) Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Rose Ellen McGowan (m. 1972) |
| Children | Robert and Joanne |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Crown prosecutor, academic administrator, and judge |
| Profession | Politician |
| Cabinet | Minister of Health and Social Services (1986) Minister of Agriculture (1988–1989) Minister of Justice (1989–1993) |
Joseph Atallah Ghiz QC (January 27, 1945 – November 9, 1996) was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He was the 27th premier of Prince Edward Island from 1986 to 1993, and was a justice of the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island from 1995 until his death in 1996. He was the father of Robert Ghiz, the 31st premier of Prince Edward Island. Ghiz was the first premier of a Canadian province to be of non-European descent, since followed by Ujjal Dosanjh and Ghiz's son, Robert.