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Robert L. Henderson
MLA
Robert L. Henderson MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for; O'Leary-Inverness
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; June 12, 2007
Preceded by	Eva Rodgerson
Personal details
Born	July 21, 1961 (age 63); Freeland, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Occupation	employment counsellor

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Robert Lowell Henderson (born 21 July 1961)^[1] is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of O'Leary-Inverness and is a member of the Liberal Party. He is the son of the late former MP George Henderson.

In October 2011, Henderson was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Tourism and Culture.^[2] Henderson continued to serve as Minister of Tourism when Wade MacLauchlan took over as premier in February 2015,^[3] but was left out when MacLauchlan shuffled the cabinet following the 2015 election.^[4] On January 7, 2016, Henderson returned to cabinet as Minister of Health and Wellness.^[5]^[6] On January 10, 2018, Henderson was moved to Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries.^[7]

He was re-elected in the 2023 general election.^[8] As of September 8, 2024, he serves as Opposition Whip in the Legislature, and is the Opposition critic for Workforce, Agriculture, Justice, Indigenous Affairs, Fisheries, Tourism, and Culture.

He is currently the longest serving MLA in the province, having first been elected in 2007.

References

^ "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 2021-04-05.
^ "Veterans bounced from P.E.I. cabinet". CBC News. October 18, 2011. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
^ "Wade MacLauchlan sworn in as premier, reduces cabinet". The Guardian. February 23, 2015. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
^ "Robert Henderson holds government to account in question period". CBC News. November 16, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
^ "P.E.I. cabinet shuffle: Tina Mundy, Robert Henderson in, Hal Perry out". CBC News. January 7, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
^ "Hal Perry out, Tina Mundy, Robert Henderson in after P.E.I. cabinet shuffle". The Guardian. January 7, 2016. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
^ "Roach, McIsaac out in P.E.I. cabinet shuffle". CBC News. January 10, 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
^ Ross, Shane (April 4, 2023). "Who's in, who's out: Meet the new Legislative Assembly of P.E.I." CBC News.

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[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 2021-04-05.

[2] "Veterans bounced from P.E.I. cabinet". CBC News. October 18, 2011. Retrieved 2016-06-03.

[3] "Wade MacLauchlan sworn in as premier, reduces cabinet". The Guardian. February 23, 2015. Retrieved 2023-09-07.

[4] "Robert Henderson holds government to account in question period". CBC News. November 16, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-03.

[5] "P.E.I. cabinet shuffle: Tina Mundy, Robert Henderson in, Hal Perry out". CBC News. January 7, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-03.

[6] "Hal Perry out, Tina Mundy, Robert Henderson in after P.E.I. cabinet shuffle". The Guardian. January 7, 2016. Retrieved 2023-09-07.

[7] "Roach, McIsaac out in P.E.I. cabinet shuffle". CBC News. January 10, 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-10.

[8] Ross, Shane (April 4, 2023). "Who's in, who's out: Meet the new Legislative Assembly of P.E.I." CBC News.

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-'''Robert Henderson''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] politician, who was elected to the [[Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island]] in the [[Prince Edward Island general election, 2007|2007 provincial election]]. He represents the electoral district of [[O'Leary-Inverness]] and is a member of the [[Prince Edward Island Liberal Party|Liberal Party]].
+'''Robert Lowell Henderson''' (born 21 July 1961)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.assembly.pe.ca/sites/www.assembly.pe.ca/files/Historical%20MLA%20Bios/H-2.pdf |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island |title=Minding the House: a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs (Volume 2), 1993-2017 (Cassandra Bernard &amp; Sean McQuaid, Eds.) |accessdate=2021-04-05}}</ref> is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] politician, who was elected to the [[Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island]] in the [[2007 Prince Edward Island general election|2007 provincial election]]. He represents the electoral district of [[O'Leary-Inverness]] and is a member of the [[Prince Edward Island Liberal Party|Liberal Party]]. He is the son of the late former [[House of Commons of Canada|MP]] [[George Henderson (Prince Edward Island politician)|George Henderson]].
+In October 2011, Henderson was appointed to the [[Executive Council of Prince Edward Island]] as Minister of Tourism and Culture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/veterans-bounced-from-p-e-i-cabinet-1.1108917|title=Veterans bounced from P.E.I. cabinet|publisher=CBC News|date=October 18, 2011|accessdate=2016-06-03}}</ref> Henderson continued to serve as Minister of Tourism when [[Wade MacLauchlan]] took over as premier in February 2015,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.saltwire.com/prince-edward-island/news/wade-maclauchlan-sworn-in-as-premier-reduces-cabinet-98527/|title=Wade MacLauchlan sworn in as premier, reduces cabinet|work=The Guardian|date=February 23, 2015|accessdate=2023-09-07}}</ref> but was left out when MacLauchlan shuffled the cabinet following the [[2015 Prince Edward Island general election|2015 election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-robert-henderson-cabinet-questions-1.3321356|title=Robert Henderson holds government to account in question period|publisher=CBC News|date=November 16, 2015|accessdate=2016-06-03}}</ref> On January 7, 2016, Henderson returned to cabinet as Minister of Health and Wellness.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-premier-announcement-1.3393240|title=P.E.I. cabinet shuffle: Tina Mundy, Robert Henderson in, Hal Perry out|publisher=CBC News|date=January 7, 2016|accessdate=2016-06-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.saltwire.com/prince-edward-island/news/hal-perry-out-tina-mundy-robert-henderson-in-after-pei-cabinet-shuffle-100785/|title=Hal Perry out, Tina Mundy, Robert Henderson in after P.E.I. cabinet shuffle|work=The Guardian|date=January 7, 2016|accessdate=2023-09-07}}</ref> On January 10, 2018, Henderson was moved to Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-cabinet-shuffle-1.4480654|title=Roach, McIsaac out in P.E.I. cabinet shuffle|publisher=CBC News|date=January 10, 2018|accessdate=2018-01-10}}</ref>
-==External links==
+He was re-elected in the [[2023 Prince Edward Island general election|2023 general election]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ross |first=Shane |date=April 4, 2023 |title=Who's in, who's out: Meet the new Legislative Assembly of P.E.I. |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-who-in-who-out-2023-election-1.6800079 |website=CBC News}}</ref> As of September 8, 2024, he serves as Opposition Whip in the Legislature, and is the Opposition critic for Workforce, Agriculture, Justice, Indigenous Affairs, Fisheries, Tourism, and Culture.
-* [http://www.gov.pe.ca/phone/makebio.php3?number=82053 Robert Henderson]
+He is currently the longest serving MLA in the province, having first been elected in 2007.
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+==External links==
+* [http://www.assembly.pe.ca/index.php3?number=1028696 Robert Henderson]
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+{{Robert Ghiz Ministry}}
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+[[Category:Members of the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island]]
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+[[Category:Prince Edward Island Liberal Party MLAs]]
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+[[Category:21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island]]
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Green	Bernard Bevan-Baker MacFarlane
Membership per the 2023 Prince Edward Island general election and followup by-elections.