Mildred A. Dover
27th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
In office
May 11, 2000 – October 8, 2003
PremierPat Binns
Lieutenant GovernorGilbert Clements
Preceded byWilbur MacDonald
Succeeded byGreg Deighan
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Tracadie-Fort Augustus
In office
November 18, 1996 – May 28, 2007
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byBuck Watts
Personal details
Born (1941-04-12) April 12, 1941
Fanningbrook, Prince Edward Island
Political partyProgressive Conservative

Mildred Alice Dover (born 12 April 1941)[1] is a former educator and Canadian politician, who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1996 to 2007.

A native of Fanningbrook, Prince Edward Island, she represented the electoral district of Tracadie-Fort Augustus and was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. She served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Health and Social Services, Attorney General and Minister of Education.[2] Dover served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 2000 to 2003.

Dover was educated at Prince of Wales College and the University of Prince Edward Island. She taught school for 35 years and then began a career as a real estate agent in 1993. Dover was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1993.

References

  • Lumley, Elizabeth (2001). Canadian Who's Who. University of Toronto. p. 363. ISBN 0-8020-4958-3. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  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 5 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Thibodeau, Wayne (7 April 2007). "Mildred Dover leaving politics to make way for rising star". The Guardian. Charlottetown. Retrieved 4 March 2017.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.