Wes Sheridan

Wesley J. Sheridan (born 20 January 1960)^[1] is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Kensington-Malpeque in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 2007 to 2015. He was a member of the Liberal Party.^[2]

A native of Shediac, New Brunswick and a graduate of Dartmouth College, Sheridan was an assistant manager at the Malpeque Bay Credit Union prior to entering politics.^[2]

Sheridan was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election, defeating Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Mitch Murphy in the Kensington-Malpeque riding.^[3] On June 12, 2007, Sheridan was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Provincial Treasurer.^[4] In January 2010, he was given the additional responsibility of municipal affairs, with the cabinet position being styled as the Minister of Finance and Municipal Affairs.^[5] Sheridan was re-elected in 2011,^[6] and retained his position in cabinet.^[7]

On January 23, 2015, Sheridan announced that he would not reoffer in the 2015 election.^[8] Sheridan was dropped from cabinet when Wade MacLauchlan took over as premier on February 23, 2015,^[9] and he resigned as MLA the same day.^[10]