- Mildred Dover
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Mildred Dover MLA for Tracadie-Fort Augustus In office
November 27, 1996 – June 12, 2007Preceded by first member Succeeded by Buck Watts Personal details Born 1944
Fanningbrook, Prince Edward IslandPolitical party Progressive Conservative Mildred Alice Dover (born 1941) 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.[1] 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 0802049583. http://books.google.com/books?id=1vXnt0fkFa4C&pg=PA363&lpg=PA363. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ^ Thibodeau, Wayne (April 7, 2007). "Mildred Dover leaving politics to make way for rising star". The Guardian (Charlottetown). http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/index.cfm?sid=21389&sc=98. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
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