14 Facts About Bobby Morrissey

Bobby Morrissey represents the electoral district of Egmont in the House of Commons of Canada.

Bobby Morrissey previously represented the electoral districts of 1st Prince from 1982 to 1996 and Tignish-DeBlois from 1996 to 2000 in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island.

Bobby Morrissey was re-elected in the 1986,1989, and 1993 elections.

Bobby Morrissey was re-elected in the 1996 election in the new electoral district of Tignish-Deblois.

On May 2,1986, Bobby Morrissey was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Transportation and Public Works.

Bobby Morrissey became Minister of Industry and Minister Responsible for the Prince Edward Island Development Agency in 1989 and was named Minister Responsible for the redevelopment of CFB Summerside and the community following the base closure by the federal government.

Bobby Morrissey was the chair of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts.

In November 2007, Bobby Morrissey was nominated as the Liberal candidate in Egmont for the 2008 Canadian federal election, following the retirement of Liberal MP Joe McGuire.

On November 22,2014, Bobby Morrissey was nominated as the Liberal candidate in Egmont, for the 2015 federal election.

On October 19,2015, Bobby Morrissey won the election, defeating Conservative incumbent Gail Shea and New Democrat candidate Herb Dickieson.

Bobby Morrissey was President of PFI Group, President of Global Food Technologies, and Director of Royal Star Investments.

Bobby Morrissey served as a trustee of the Unit 1 School Board and was Chair of West Prince Community Advisory Board.

Bobby Morrissey was vice-chair of the Parish Council of St Simon and St Jude, and an organizer of the Tignish Irish Moss Festival prior to his election in 1982.

Bobby Morrissey was born at the Western Hospital in Alberton, Prince Edward Island, the son of Bernard and Marie Bobby Morrissey, who lived in Seacow Pond near Tignish, Prince Edward Island.