Paula Biggar

Paula J. Biggar
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Tyne Valley-Linkletter
In office
June 12, 2007 – March 26, 2019
Preceded byPhilip Brown
Succeeded byriding redistributed
Personal details
Born (1955-05-09) May 9, 1955 (age 69)
Political partyLiberal

Paula Jean Biggar (born 9 May 1955)[1] is a Canadian politician.

She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election.[2] She represented the electoral district of Tyne Valley-Linkletter and is a member of the Liberal Party until she was defeated in the 2019 Prince Edward Island general election.[2] She previously held the title of "Deputy Speaker" of the House.[2]

A native of Prince County, Biggar received a diploma in Public Administration from the University of Prince Edward Island and was an educational assistant and municipal councillor prior to being elected.[2] She lives in Bideford.[2]

On May 20, 2015, Biggar was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy.[3][4] She was given an additional role as Minister responsible for the Status of Women when Tina Mundy resigned from cabinet the following day.[5]

  1. ^ "Minding the House: a biorgraphical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs (Volume 2), 1993-2017 (Cassandra Bernard & Sean McQuaid, Eds.)" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Paula Biggar MLA bio". The Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  3. ^ "P.E.I. cabinet restructured under MacLauchlan". CBC News. May 20, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  4. ^ "PEI Premier Wade MacLauchlan names new, lean nine-member cabinet". The Globe and Mail. May 20, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  5. ^ "Liberal Tina Mundy resigns from cabinet: cites 'financial matter'". CBC News. May 21, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-03.