- Joe McGuire
Infobox CanadianMP
honorific-prefix =The Honourable
name=Joseph Blair McGuire
term_start=1988
term_end=
predecessor= George Henderson
birth_date= birth date and age |1944|6|20
birth_place=Morell, Prince Edward Island
successor=
death_date=
death_place=
profession=teacher/principal
party=Liberal
party colour=Liberal
residence=Summerside
riding=Egmont
footnotes=
term_start2=
term_end2=
predecessor2=
successor2=
spouse=Mary McGuire
religion=|Joseph Blair "Joe" McGuire, PC , MP (born
June 20 ,1944 inMorell, Prince Edward Island ) is a Canadianpolitician . He is aMember of Parliament representing the Liberals in the House of Commons for the riding of Egmont inPrince Edward Island . He was first elected in 1988, and re-elected in 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004, and the recent 2006 election. From 2003 to 2006 he wasMinister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency in the Cabinet of Prime MinisterPaul Martin .Before entering public life, Mr. McGuire worked as a teacher in Prince Edward Island and a vice-principal at an elementary school in
Ontario . He was also a community development worker having been employed with the PEI Rural Development Council and the Community Employment Strategy. He later worked for then EgmontMember of Parliament George Henderson , as well as thenPremier of Prince Edward Island,Joe Ghiz .On March 7, 2007, McGuire announced he will not run in the next federal election, choosing to retire from politics.
Mr. McGuire studied at
Prince of Wales College for Teacher's Training and obtained aBachelor of Arts atSt. Dunstan's University . He and his wife, Mary, have two children, Moira and Matthew.External links
* [http://www.acoa.ca Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Website]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?lang=E&query=196&s=M Political Biography from the Library of Parliament]
* [http://www.cbc.ca/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2007/03/07/mcguire-retires.html CBC News: Joe McGuire to retire]
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