Sharon Cameron officially crowned new Liberal leader on P.E.I.

Cornwall resident Sharon Cameron is formally the brand new chief of the Liberal Social gathering of P.E.I.

The information comes as no shock. Cameron was the one candidate to place her title ahead when nominations closed final month.

She was formally topped on Saturday on the social gathering’s annual common assembly and management conference at East Wiltshire Faculty.

“Right now is a big day marking our essential journey collectively,” Cameron mentioned after she was launched as the brand new chief.

Cameron mentioned it’s a “privilege” to steer the social gathering. “We’re extra inclined to be inclusive than tearing one another down.” 

Cameron is a former provincial deputy minister and a previous CEO of the Staff Compensation Board. She is a member of the board of the P.E.I. United Means and Charlottetown Meals on Wheels, and sat on the COVID-19 emergency fund committee that was answerable for allocating cash to group teams and organizations by way of the onset of the pandemic.

Election in 2023

Now, she’s going to search to win a seat within the subsequent provincial election, which may be held no later than Oct. 2, 2023.

Cameron has not indicated the place she’s going to run.

District 16 Cornwall-Meadowbank was held by the Liberals for many years till final yr when Heath MacDonald resigned to run federally. Mark McLane, now the minister of finance within the PC authorities, gained the spot in a byelection. 

The Liberals are at the moment the third social gathering within the P.E.I. Legislature, with 4 MLAs. The Liberals had been with out a chief since Wade MacLauchlan stepped down in 2019. Sonny Gallant had been heading the social gathering within the interim.