Heath MacDonald
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Heath MacDonald | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food | |
| Assumed office May 13, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Carney |
| Preceded by | Kody Blois |
| Member of Parliament for Malpeque | |
| Assumed office September 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Wayne Easter |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Cornwall-Meadowbank | |
| In office May 4, 2015 – August 18, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ron MacKinley |
| Succeeded by | Mark McLane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 9, 1966 Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| Party | Liberal |
| Other political affiliations | PEI Liberal |
Heath MacDonald (born May 9, 1966)[1] is a Canadian politician who has been Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food since 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, MacDonald was elected to represent Malpeque in the House of Commons in the 2021 federal election.
A resident of Cornwall, Prince Edward Island (PEI),[2] MacDonald has worked as a tourism operator and as executive director of Quality Tourism Services.[2]
Political career
He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of PEI in the 2015 provincial election,[3] representing the electoral district of Cornwall-Meadowbank as a member of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party until he resigned on August 18, 2021 in order to run in the 2021 Canadian federal election.[3][4]
On May 20, 2015, MacDonald was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Economic Development and Tourism.[5] On January 10, 2018, MacDonald was named Minister of Finance in a cabinet shuffle.[6]
On June 21, 2021, MacDonald announced he would seek the nomination to run for the federal Liberal Party in Malpeque.[7] He won the nomination later that summer and was elected in the 2021 federal election.[8]
On May 13, 2025, MacDonald was appointed as Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. MacDonald had previously served on the agriculture committee, finance committee, and chair of the public safety and national security committee prior to entering cabinet.
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