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William Bennett Campbell (born 1943) is a former Prince Edward Island politician and premier. Campbell, a teacher by profession, entered politics in 1970 and was elected to the provincial legislature as a Liberal. In 1972 he became minister of education and then provincial secretary in 1974 before becoming minister of finance in 1976. When Liberal leader and PEI Premier Alexander B. Campbell (no relation) announced his retirement, W. Bennett Campbell ran and won the Liberal leadership and was sworn in as Premier on September 18, 1978. However, his government was defeated in the general election held the next year. He remained party leader and leader of the oppositionuntil he decided to enter federal politics. He won a seat in the Canadian House of Commons through a 1981 by-election and became minister of veterans affairs in the cabinet of Pierre Trudeau. He retained his portfolio when John Turner succeeded Trudeau as Liberal leader and Prime Minister of CanadaThe Prime Minister of Canada the head of the Canadian government, is usually the leader of the political party with the most seats in the Canadian House of Commons. The Prime Minister has the right to the style of Right Honourable''. The current prime min but lost his seat in the 1984 Canadian election that brought down the short lived Turner government.


Preceded by:
Alexander B. Campbell
1966-1978		 Premier of Prince Edward IslandThis is a list of the premiers of the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada, since the office was established (along with responsible government) in 1851. Colony of PEI Name Party Term George Coles Liberal 1851- 1854 John Holl Conservative 1854- 1855 G
1978-1979		 Succeeded by:
J. Angus MacLeanJohn Angus MacLean (1914-2000) was a Prince Edward Island politician and farmer. After leaving the farm to fight in World War II, Maclean returned to the island and ran for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons as a Progressive Conservative but was defe
1979-1981

Preceded by:
Daniel J. Macdonald , Liberal		 Members of Parliament from CardiganCardigan is the name of a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Its population is 34,777. 2001) Demographics Ethnic Groups 98. 5% White, 1. 1% Native Canadian Languages 97. 0% English, 1. 2% French, 1. 7% Other Religions 51. 0% Catho Succeeded by:
Pat BinnsPatrick George Binns (Born October 8, 1948-) is a Canadian politician and the Premier of Prince Edward Island. He has been the leader of the Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party since 1996. From 1984- 1988 Binns was the MP for Cardigan., Prog. Cons.

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