Pat Binns

Pat Binns
BA, MA
27th Canadian Ambassador to Ireland
In office
August 30, 2007 – November 19, 2010
Preceded byCarl Schwenger
Succeeded byLoyola Hearn
30th Premier of Prince Edward Island
In office
November 27, 1996 – June 12, 2007
MonarchElizabeth II
Lieutenant GovernorGilbert Clements
Léonce Bernard
Barbara A. Hagerman
Preceded byKeith Milligan
Succeeded byRobert Ghiz
Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island
In office
May 4, 1996 – August 30, 2007
Preceded byPat Mella
Succeeded byOlive Crane (interim)
Assemblyman of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
4th Kings
In office
April 24, 1978 – August 3, 1984
Preceded byCharles Fraser
Succeeded byStanley Bruce
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Belfast-Murray River
Murray River-Gaspereaux (1996-2007)[1]
In office
November 18, 1996 – August 30, 2007
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byCharlie McGeoghegan
Member of Parliament
for Cardigan
In office
September 4, 1984 – November 21, 1988
Preceded byBennett Campbell
Succeeded byLawrence MacAulay
Personal details
Born
Patrick George Binns

(1948-10-08) October 8, 1948 (age 76)
Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island
Other political
affiliations		Progressive Conservative
Spouse
Carol MacMillan
​
(m. 1971)​
Children4
Residence(s)Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Alberta
Occupationdevelopment officer, civil servant, farmer and businessperson
ProfessionPolitician, Diplomat
CabinetProvincial:
Minister of Municipal Affairs (1979–1980)
Minister of Labour (1979–1980)
Minister of Environment (1979–1980)
Minister of Community Affairs (1980–1982)
Minister of Fisheries (1982–1983)
Minister of Industry (1983–1984) Federal:
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries (1986–1988)

Patrick George Binns (born October 8, 1948), is a Canadian diplomat, the 30th premier of Prince Edward Island from 1996 to 2007 and Canadian Ambassador to Ireland from 2007 to 2010.[2]

Binns has a long history of public service, most notably being the 30th Premier of PEI for 11 years, during which time he was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island.

During his premiership, Binns was known as the province's "affable and unassuming premier."[3]

He also served as Canada's Consul General in Boston, Massachusetts.

  1. ^ represented Belfast-Murray River from May 28, 2007 – August 30, 2007
  2. ^ Diplomatic Appointment, 30 August 2007, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada news release No. 121 [1] Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Chris Morris, CP as reported in Canada.com Archived 2012-10-25 at the Wayback Machine