Tom Dunphy | |
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MLA (Councillor) for 3rd Queens | |
In office 1986–1996 | |
Preceded by | Fred Driscoll |
Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
Personal details | |
Born | (1937-12-12) December 12, 1937 (age 87) Peakes Station, Prince Edward Island |
Political party | Prince Edward Island Liberal Party |
Thomas Joseph Dunphy (born December 12, 1937) is a Canadian politician, teacher and realtor. He represented 3rd Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1986 to 1996 as a Liberal.
Dunphy was born in 1937 in Peakes Station, Prince Edward Island. Dunphy graduated from the Nova Scotia Agricultural College with a two-year degree in agricultural studies in 1958, and from Macdonald College at McGill University with a Bachelor of Science in agriculture in 1960. He was married to Rita Kenny, and then Marion MacRae-Gillis in 1978. Tom has 4 children Peter, Maggie, Kimberley, and Tracy. As well as 4 grandchildren, Sebastian, Sarah, Liam and Patrick. Prior to entering politics, Tom was a teacher in Prince Edward Island and Quebec. He also worked with Dr Leo Killorn in the PEI addiction treatment center.
Dunphy entered provincial politics in 1986, when he was elected a councillor for the electoral district of 3rd Queens. He was re-elected in the 1989 election. In November 1991, Dunphy was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Transportation and Public Works. Dunphy was re-elected in 1993, but was dropped from cabinet following the election. He did not re-offer in the 1996 election. Following his political career, Dunphy worked as a realtor.
References
- ^ Weeks, Blair (2002). Minding the House: A Biographical Guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873–1993. The Acorn Press. p. 56. ISBN 1-894838-01-7. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
- "Official provincial general election results 1986" (PDF). Elections PEI. April 21, 1986. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
- "Official provincial general election results 1989" (PDF). Elections PEI. May 29, 1989. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
- "Official provincial general election results 1993" (PDF). Elections PEI. March 29, 1993. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
- "New Premier reorganizes PEI cabinet". The Globe and Mail. April 16, 1993.
- 1937 births
- Living people
- Members of the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island
- Prince Edward Island Liberal Party MLAs
- Canadian real estate agents
- Nova Scotia Agricultural College alumni
- McGill University Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences alumni
- 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island