His Honor
Jeff Lantz
Justice of the Provincial Court of Prince Edward Island
Assumed office
September 27, 2005
Preceded byRalph C. Thompson
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Charlottetown-Rochford Square
In office
April 17, 2000 – September 29, 2003
Preceded byPaul Connolly
Succeeded byRobert Ghiz
Personal details
Born (1961-02-03) February 3, 1961 (age 63)
Political partyProgressive Conservative
OccupationLawyer, Judge

Jeffrey E. Lantz (born 3 February 1961)[1] is a Canadian lawyer, judge and former politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2000 provincial election.

Educated at the University of Prince Edward Island and University of New Brunswick, Lantz practiced law in Charlottetown for twelve years. Lantz also served as president of the Heart and Stroke Foundation. He represented the electoral district of Charlottetown-Rochford Square and was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. He served in the provincial cabinet as Attorney General,[2] Minister of Education[3] and Minister of Tourism.[4][5] Lantz did not reoffer in the 2003 election.[6]

After leaving politics, he was named a provincial court judge.[7] His brother Rob Lantz later served as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party[8] and he is the current MLA for Lantz's former district.

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Notes
  1. ^ "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 5 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Four new faces in Binns cabinet". CBC News. 1 May 2000. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Shared minister worries teachers union". CBC News. 2 May 2000. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Changes to Ministry". Government of Prince Edward Island. 22 August 2002. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  5. ^ Lumley, Elizabeth (2003). Canadian Who's Who 2003. p. 773. ISBN 0-8020-8865-1. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
  6. ^ "Lantz will not run". CBC News. 23 July 2003. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Cocaine trafficker sentenced in July". The Guardian. Charlottetown. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
  8. ^ "PC Leader Rob Lantz". CBC News. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2016.


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