Robert Ghiz
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Robert Ghiz, MLA (born January 21, 1974, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) is a Canadian politician, of Syro-Lebanese extraction. He is the son of former Premier of Prince Edward Island Joe Ghiz.
Ghiz grew up in Charlottetown and later attended Bishop's University where he earned a Bachelor's degree in political science. He then went to Ottawa to work for Deputy Prime Minister Sheila Copps and eventually joined the office of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien where he served as Atlantic Canada advisor before leaving to run for leader of the Liberal Party of Prince Edward Island.
In 2003 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. The MLA for Charlottetown-Rochford Square is currently leader of the opposition in the legislature. Should Ghiz, like his father, become premier it would be the second time in the history of Prince Edward Island that a father-son team both became premier; the others are Thane Campbell (1936-1943) and his son Alexander B. Campbell (1966-1978).
Since becoming leader, Ghiz has struggled to match the personal popularity of PC leader Pat Binns, even when the Liberals led the PCs in opinion polls.
| Preceded by: Ron MacKinley (interim) |
PEI Liberal Leader 2003–present |
Succeeded by: Incumbent |
| Preceded by: Jeff Lantz, Progressive Conservative |
MLA for Charlottetown-Rochford Square 2003–present |
Succeeded by: Incumbent |
| Preceded by: Ron MacKinley |
Leader of the Opposition 2003–present |
Succeeded by: Incumbent |
