Helen MacDonald (Prince Edward Island politician)

Helen Mae MacDonald (born June 13, 1947) is a Canadian politician, who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 2000 to 2007. She represented the electoral district of St. Eleanors-Summerside and was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.

Helen MacDonald
MLA for St. Eleanors-Summerside
In office
2000–2007
Preceded byNancy Guptill
Succeeded byGerard Greenan
Personal details
Born (1947-06-13) June 13, 1947 (age 77)
Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Political partyProgressive Conservative

She was born Helen Mae Mills in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, the daughter of Kenneth Mills and Marjorie Bryenton, and was educated at the Central School for Nursing Assistants. She worked as a nursing assistant at Prince County Hospital. Mills later operated a craft shop. In 1968, she married John MacDonald.

MacDonald did not run for reelection in 2007.[1]

She should not be confused with the Helen MacDonald who led the New Democratic Party in Nova Scotia from 2000 to 2001.

References

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  • O'Handley, K Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 2000 ISBN 0-7876-3560-X
  1. ^ "Summerside MLA announces retirement". CBC News. March 14, 2007. Retrieved 2015-06-06.