John H. Maloney

John H. Maloney
OPEI
MLA (Councillor) for 6th Queens
In office
1970–1979
Preceded byAlban Farmer
Succeeded byJim Larkin
Personal details
Born(1918-02-06)February 6, 1918
Barachois, Quebec
DiedMay 10, 2001(2001-05-10) (aged 83)
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Political partyLiberal

John H. Maloney, OPEI (February 6, 1918 – May 10, 2001) was a Canadian politician and physician. He represented 6th Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1970 to 1979 as a Liberal.[1]

Maloney was born in 1918 in Barachois, Quebec.[1] He married Marguerite Jobe in 1945.[1] Maloney was educated at St. Francis Xavier University, and received a medical degree from McGill University in 1942.[1] From 1943 to 1946, he served overseas in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps.[1]

Maloney entered provincial politics in the 1970 election, when he was elected councillor for the electoral district of 6th Queens.[2] On June 25, 1970, Maloney was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Health and Welfare.[1] In November 1971, he was given an additional role in cabinet as Minister of Industry and Commerce.[1] In October 1972, he was shuffled from the health portfolio to Minister of Development.[3] He was re-elected in 1974,[4] and was retained as Minister of Development in a post election cabinet shuffle.[1] Maloney was re-elected in the 1978 election, defeating Progressive Conservative Jim Larkin.[5] Following the election, he continued to serve as Minister of Development, but was also given the job as Minister of Education.[6] Maloney did not re-offer in the 1979 election.[7]

Maloney died in Charlottetown on May 10, 2001.[8] In June 2001, he was posthumously named to the Order of Prince Edward Island.[9]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Weeks, Blair (2002). Minding the House: A Biographical Guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873–1993. The Acorn Press. p. 134. ISBN 1-894838-01-7. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  2. ^ "Official provincial general election results 1970" (PDF). Elections PEI. May 11, 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  3. ^ "Woman named to PEI Cabinet". The Globe and Mail. October 11, 1972.
  4. ^ "Official provincial general election results 1974" (PDF). Elections PEI. April 29, 1974. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  5. ^ "Official provincial general election results 1978" (PDF). Elections PEI. April 24, 1978. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  6. ^ "Campbell's Cabinet has 2 new ministers". The Globe and Mail. April 24, 1978. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  7. ^ "Official provincial general election results 1979" (PDF). Elections PEI. April 23, 1979. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  8. ^ "Deaths - John H. Maloney". Canadian Medical Association Journal. September 18, 2001. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  9. ^ "Order of Prince Edward Island - 2001 recipients". Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 2016-12-23.