1. Robert Watson Joseph Ghiz was born on January 21,1974 and is a Canadian politician who served as the 31st premier of Prince Edward Island from 2007 to 2015.
16 Facts About Robert Ghiz
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Robert Ghiz is the son of the 27th premier, Joe Ghiz.
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Robert Ghiz served in the Canadian Forces Primary Reserves, while attending high school in the early 1990s.
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Robert Ghiz attended Bishop's University where he earned a bachelor's degree in political science; his father spoke at Ghiz's graduation.
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Robert Ghiz moved to Ottawa following his father's death from cancer, where he worked as a political aide for Deputy Prime Minister Sheila Copps before joining the Bank of Nova Scotia in 1998.
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In 2001 Robert Ghiz joined the office of Prime Minister Jean Chretien where he served as Atlantic Canada advisor before leaving to run for leader of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party in 2003.
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In 2003, Robert Ghiz narrowly defeated former provincial Health Minister Alan Buchanan for the leadership of the party and went on to win a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2003 provincial election.
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Robert Ghiz faced a controversy during the lead-up to the 2007 provincial election when he intervened in the nominating procedure in a rural electoral district northeast of Charlottetown.
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Robert Ghiz refused to sign his party's nominating papers for the winning candidate who had made a controversial speech endorsing patronage.
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Robert Ghiz led his party to power in the general election held on May 28,2007, defeating Pat Binns after 11 years of Progressive Conservative government.
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Robert Ghiz won 23 of the 27 seats, reversing the standings in the legislature at the time of dissolution.
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On October 3,2011, the Robert Ghiz Liberals were elected to a second term, winning 22 of 27 seats.
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On November 13,2014, Robert Ghiz announced he would be resigning as Premier as soon as the Liberal Party elected a new leader.
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Robert Ghiz resigned as Premier on February 23,2015, and was succeeded by the new Liberal Party leader, Wade MacLauchlan.
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Robert Ghiz resigned his seat in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island the next day.
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In June 2016, Robert Ghiz joined the international law firm Gowling WLG in a business advisory role.