Pat Mella

Pat Mella
Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island
In office
November 10, 1990 – May 4, 1996
Preceded byMelbourne Gass
Succeeded byPat Binns
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
for Glen Stewart-Bellevue Cove
(3rd Queens; 1993–1996)
In office
March 29, 1993 – September 29, 2003
Preceded byRussell Perry
Succeeded byDavid McKenna
Personal details
Born
Patricia Janet MacDougal

(1943-08-29) August 29, 1943 (age 81)
Port Hill, Prince Edward Island, Canada
SpouseAngelo Mella
Alma mater

Patricia Janet Mella (née MacDougal; born August 29, 1943) is a Canadian politician and former teacher. Mella was Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party (PC) leader from 1990 to 1996 and an elected member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1993[1] to 2003.

She was born Patricia McDougall in Port Hill, Prince Edward Island (along with her twin sister, Peggy) and was educated at Saint Dunstan's University and the University of Prince Edward Island. A teacher and lecturer, she married Angelo Mella while teaching at St. Patrick's College in Ottawa.

  1. ^ "Pat Mella : Forging Her Own Path | PEI's Famous 5". www.peifamousfive.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-22.