Wes MacAleer | |
Birth Date: | 12 February 1944 |
Birth Place: | Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada[1] |
Office: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Charlottetown-Spring Park |
Term Start: | November 18, 1996 |
Term End: | May 28, 2007 |
Predecessor: | Riding Established |
Successor: | Kathleen Casey |
Wes MacAleer (born 12 February 1944)[2] is a former Canadian politician, who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1996 to 2007.
Educated at Saint Dunstan's University, MacAleer is a former newspaper publisher. He spent 18 years in the Northwest Territories, where he helped introduce cable television and satellite communications technology.[1] As a politician, he represented the electoral district of Charlottetown-Spring Park and was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. MacAleer served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Economic Development and Tourism.[1]