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Gail Shea, Former P.E.I. MP and Harper Cabinet Minister, Dies at 66

She was the first woman from Prince Edward Island appointed to the federal cabinet.

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Former Egmont MP Gail Shea on stage with Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre during a campaign rally in Borden-Carleton on April 1, 2025. Stu Neatby
Former federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea during a media briefing in St. John’s, N.L. in 2010. Shea represented the P.E.I. riding of Egmont from 2008 to 2015.
Gail Shea spent seven years in provincial politics before running federally in 2008. 'She was proud of her roots in western P.E.I. and never lost touch with the people and values that shaped her,' Premier Rob Lantz said of Shea as his office announced her death on Thursday.

Overview

  • Prince Edward Island’s Premier’s Office confirmed Shea’s death on Aug. 21 without releasing details about the time or place.
  • She served in Stephen Harper’s cabinet as minister of Fisheries and Oceans and minister of National Revenue, and at times oversaw ACOA.
  • She represented the federal riding of Egmont from 2008 to 2015, becoming its first non-Liberal MP in 28 years.
  • Before entering federal politics, she spent seven years as a P.E.I. MLA and became the province’s first female transportation minister.
  • Premier Rob Lantz and Liberal MP Bobby Morrissey issued public tributes, and funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.