Heath MacDonald
Heath MacDonald MP (born 9 May 1966) is a Canadian politician, who is the Member of Parliament for Malpeque. He was previously elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2015 provincial election, representing the electoral district of Cornwall-Meadowbank as a member of the Liberal Party until he resigned on 18 August 2021 in order to run in the 2021 Canadian federal election.
Heath MacDonald | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Malpeque | |
| Assumed office September 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Wayne Easter |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Cornwall-Meadowbank | |
| In office 4 May 2015 – 18 August 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ron MacKinley |
| Succeeded by | Mark McLane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 May 1966 |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Cornwall, Prince Edward Island |
On 20 May 2015, MacDonald was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Economic Development and Tourism. On 10 January 2018, MacDonald was named Minister of Finance in a cabinet shuffle.
A resident of Cornwall, Prince Edward Island, MacDonald has worked as a tourism operator and as executive director of Quality Tourism Services.
On 21 June 2021, MacDonald announced he would seek the nomination to run for the federal Liberal party in Malpeque. He won the nomination later that summer and was elected in the 2021 federal election.