Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
Patrick Binns -Conservative
In 1971, he received a Master of Arts degree in Community Development from the University of Alberta. After completing his college education, Mr. Binns worked as a development officer for the Government of Alberta. He moved to Prince Edward Island in 1972 and worked for the Rural Development Council of PEI.
Mr. Binns worked in the provincial government of Prince Edward Island from 1974-78, during which time he coordinated the establishment and administration of the regional services centres in eastern PEI. In 1978, he was a recipient of the Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal for Outstanding Public Service.
He was elected to the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly in 1978. From 1979-84, he served in the provincial legislature and held several cabinet portfolios including Industry, Municipal Affairs, Fisheries, Environment, Labour, Housing and had responsibilities for Economic Development. From 1984-88, Mr. Binns served as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons representing the riding of Cardigan and was a member of the standing committees on agriculture and fisheries. He also served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans.
From 1988-96, Mr. Binns worked in the private sector, as president of both Island Bean Limited and Pat Binns & Associates. Along with his wife Carol and family, they operate an edible bean farm at Hopefield, PEI.
Mr. Binns was elected Member of the Legislative Assembly for District 5, Murray River-Gaspereaux, in the general election of November 18, 1996. He was sworn in as Premier, President of the Executive Council and Minister Responsible for Intergovernmental Affairs on November 27, 1996. Premier Binns was re-elected to the Legislative Assembly on April 17, 2000, and sworn in as Premier on May 1, 2000.
Active in his community, Mr. Binns was involved in the planning and construction of the Northumberland Arena, and is a founder and active organizer of the Northumberland Fisheries Festival.
Mr. Binns and his wife Carol (nee MacMillan) have four children: Rob, Mark, Bradley and Lilly.
Premiers of Prince Edward Island
| Premiers of Alberta since 1905 |
Premiers of the province of Prince Edward Island since 1873, the year PEI joined Confederation.
| Name | Term of Office |
| Pat Binns | 1996 to present |
| Keith Milligan | 1996 |
| Catherine Callbeck | 1993 to 1996 |
| Joe Ghiz | 1986 to 1993 |
| James Lee | 1981 to 1986 |
| Angus MacLean | 1979 to 1981 |
| Bennett Campbell | 1966 to 1978 |
| Alexander Campbell | 1966 to 1978 |
| Walter Shaw | 1959 to 1966 |
| Alexander Matheson | 1953 to 1959 |
| Walter Jones | 1943 to 1953 |
| Thane Campbell | 1936 to 1943 |
| Walter Lea | 1935 to 1936 |
| William MacMillan | 1933 to 1935 |
| James Stewart | 1923 to 1927 |
| Walter Lea | 1930 to 1931 |
| Albert Saunders | 1927 to 1930 |
| James Stewart | 1931 to 1933 |
| John Bell | 1919 to 1923 |
| Aubin Arsenault | 1917 to 1919 |
| John Mathieson | 1911 to 1917 |
| James Palmer | 1911 |
| Francis Haszard | 1908 to 1911 |
| Arthur Peters | 1901 to 1908 |
| Donald Farquharson | 1898 to 1901 |
| Alexander Warburton | 1897 to 1898 |
| Frederick Peters | 1891 to 1897 |
| Neil McLeod | 1889 to 1891 |
| W.W. Sullivan | 1879 to 1889 |
| Louis Henry Davies | 1876 to 1879 |
| Lemuel Owen | 1873 to 1876 |
| James C. Pope | 1873 |
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