Misplaced Pages

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

She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election. 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. She previously held the title of "Deputy Speaker" of the House.

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. She lives in Bideford.

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

References

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. ^ "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.

v t e Cabinet of Premier of Prince Edward Island Wade MacLauchlan (2015–2019)
Wade MacLauchlan Paula Biggar Jordan Brown Richard Brown Doug Currie Valerie Docherty Sonny Gallant Robert Henderson Heath MacDonald Alan McIsaac Robert Mitchell Tina Mundy Pat Murphy Chris Palmer Hal Perry Allen Roach Janice Sherry George T. Webster

This article about a Prince Edward Island politician is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

• Living people
• Members of the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island
• Politicians from Prince County, Prince Edward Island
• Prince Edward Island Liberal Party MLAs
• Prince Edward Island municipal councillors
• Women MLAs in Prince Edward Island
• University of Prince Edward Island alumni
• 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
• 21st-century Canadian women politicians
• Women government ministers of Canada
• 1955 births
• Prince Edward Island politician stubs