Buck Watts
 | This article needs to be updated. (July 2019) |
Francis D. "Buck" Watts | |
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| 31st Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island | |
| In office June 3, 2015 – March 26, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Carolyn Bertram |
| Succeeded by | Colin LaVie |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Tracadie-Hillsborough Park | |
| In office June 12, 2007 – March 26, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mildred Dover |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 9, 1944 |
| Party | Liberal |
| Occupation | fisherman, businessman |
Francis Daniel "Buck" Watts (born 9 November 1944)[1] is a Canadian politician serving as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island.[2]
He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election, and represented the electoral district of Tracadie-Hillsborough Park and is a member of the Liberal Party until 2019.
On June 3, 2015, Watts was elected through a secret ballot after two rounds, as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "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 2021-04-08.
- ↑ "Buck stops here". The Guardian. Charlottetown. June 20, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ↑ "Buck Watts elected speaker of the P.E.I. Legislature". CBC News. June 3, 2015. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
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