George T. Webster

George T. Webster
1st Deputy Premier of Prince Edward Island
In office
January 13, 2010 – May 20, 2015
PremierRobert Ghiz
Wade MacLauchlan
Preceded bypost created
Succeeded byDarlene Compton (2019)
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Borden-Kinkora
In office
June 12, 2007 – May 4, 2015
Preceded byFred McCardle
Succeeded byJamie Fox
Personal details
Born
George Thomas Webster

(1949-08-07) August 7, 1949 (age 75)
Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Political partyLiberal
Occupationfarmer

George Thomas Webster (born 7 August 1949)[1] is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Borden-Kinkora in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 2007 to 2015 as a member of the Liberal Party.

In June 2007, Webster was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Environment, Energy and Forestry.[2] In January 2009, Webster was moved to Minister of Agriculture.[3] In January 2010, he was named the first deputy premier of Prince Edward Island and Minister of Agriculture and Forestry.[4]

Webster did not reoffer in the 2015 election.[5]

  1. ^ "Minding the House: a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs (Volume 2), 1993-2017 (Cassandra Bernard & Sean McQuaid, Eds.)" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Webster happy with cabinet appointment". The Journal Pioneer. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Ghiz tweaks PEI cabinet". The Globe and Mail. 13 January 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Ghiz shuffles cabinet". CBC News. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  5. ^ "4 Liberals announce they are out for next election". CBC News. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2016.