Lawrence MacAulay


Lawrence A. MacAulay is a Canadian politician, who has represented the riding of Cardigan, Prince Edward Island in the House of Commons since 1988. On June 11, 1997 he joined the cabinet of Prime Minister Jean Chretien as Minister of Labour and Minister responsible for Prince Edward Island. In 1998, he was appointed Solicitor General of Canada and served in that role until his resignation from Cabinet on October 21, 2002, during a conflict of interest inquiry. MacAuley served as a Liberal backbench MP through the rest of the Liberal years in power and as an opposition member during the Harper government.
On November 4, 2015, he was appointed the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food by Justin Trudeau. On March 1st, 2019, Prime Minister Trudeau shuffled his cabinet, appointing Mr. MacAulay Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence. As the cabinet minister with the longest tenure in the Privy Council, MacAulay is next in the order of succession, after Trudeau.
Born in St. Peters Bay, Prince Edward Island, MacAulay is a current member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the House of Commons of Canada. He has represented the riding of Cardigan, Prince Edward Island since 1988. He is the former Secretary of State and Secretary of State. He was also the Official Opposition Critic for Seniors.
On 20 March 2014, MacAulay became the longest-serving MP in the history of Prince Edward Island, surpassing the record previously set by Angus MacLean.
MacAulay lives in PEI with his wife, Frances.

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