The Honourable
Gilbert Clements
OPEI
25th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island
In office
30 August 1995 – 28 May 2001
MonarchElizabeth II
Governors GeneralRoméo LeBlanc
Adrienne Clarkson
PremierCatherine Callbeck
Keith Milligan
Pat Binns
Preceded byMarion Reid
Succeeded byLéonce Bernard
Interim leader of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party
In office
13 April 1981 – 24 October 1981
Preceded byBennett Campbell
Succeeded byJoe Ghiz
MLA (Councillor) for 4th Kings
In office
11 May 1970 – 24 April 1978
Preceded byKeir Clark
Succeeded byJohnnie Williams
In office
23 April 1979 – 30 August 1995
Preceded byJohnnie Williams
Succeeded byriding abolished
Personal details
Born
Gilbert Ralph Clements

(1928-09-11)11 September 1928
Victoria Cross, Montague, Prince Edward Island
Died27 November 2012(2012-11-27) (aged 84)
Montague, Prince Edward Island
NationalityCanadian
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Wilma Catherine MacLure
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(m. 1953)​
ChildrenRobert, David, Gail
ResidenceMontague, Prince Edward Island
Alma materMontague Memorial School
Mount Allison University
Occupationelectrical contractor, merchant, realtor, insurance agent
Professionpolitician
CabinetMinister of Municipal Affairs (1974–1978)
Minister of Environment (1974–1978)
Minister of Tourism (1974–1978)
Minister of Parks and Conservation (1974–1978)
Minister of Finance (1986–1993)
Minister of Community and Cultural Affairs (1986–1989)
Minister of the Environment (1989–1993)

Gilbert Ralph Clements OPEI (11 September 1928 – 27 November 2012)[1][2] was a Canadian politician and the 25th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island from 1995 to 2001.[3]

Born in Victoria Cross, Prince Edward Island, he was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in 1970 representing 4th Kings. He was re-elected in 1974, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1989, and 1993. He held the following positions: Minister Municipal Affairs, Environment & Tourism, Parks & Conservation (1974–1978), Opposition Critic for Finance and Energy (1979–1986), Minister of Finance & Minister of Community and Cultural Affairs (1986–1989), and Minister of Finance & Minister of the Environment (1989–1993).[4]

In 1981, he was interim Prince Edward Island Liberal Party Leader and opposition party leader. He became interim leader following the resignation of leader and former premier Bennett Campbell and served until Joe Ghiz was elected as leader.[citation needed]

Clements died at age 84, in Montague, Prince Edward Island.[5][6]

Arms

Coat of arms of Gilbert Clements
Notes
Granted 8 November 1996.[7]
Crest
Issuant from a mural coronet Or masoned Gules set above with five oak leaves Vert a demi lion Gules holding in its dexter forepaw a fly fishing rod Or.
Escutcheon
Gules on an island an oak tree fructed between dexter one oak sapling and sinister two oak saplings in chief a coronet érablé in chevron with on either side two single lens reflex camera affronty all Or.
Supporters
On a mound Vert set with ladyslippers proper rising above barry wavy of four Argent and Azure on either side an English setter Or gorged with a collar chequy Azure and Argent pendant therefrom a torteau charged with a representation of the Mace of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Prince Edward Island Or.
Motto
Through A Lens Clearly

References

  1. ^ "Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks, Ed.)" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  2. ^ "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 4 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Clements, Gilbert R." Elections Prince Edward Island. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  4. ^ Staff Writer (27 November 2012). "Former lieutenant-governor of P.E.I., Gilbert Clements, dies at age 84". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Gilbert Clements". Fergusonsfh.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Former L-G, cabinet minister Gilbert Clements dies". CBC News. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Gilbert Ralph Clements". Canadian Heraldic Authority. Retrieved 19 September 2023.


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