Prince Edward Island’s deputy premier now handles the provincial agriculture file following a cabinet shuffle Friday.
Premier Dennis King has named Darlene Compton, MLA for the riding of Belfast-Murray River, as minister of agriculture and land, justice and public safety minister and attorney general, replacing Stanhope-Marshfield MLA Bloyce Thompson.
Thompson, who had handled the ag and justice portfolios since 2019, now becomes minister of economic growth, tourism and culture. In that role he replaces Kensington-Malpeque MLA Matthew MacKay, who moves to the social development and housing file.
Compton, who keeps her role as deputy premier, had served as the Progressive Conservative government’s finance minister since 2019, along with a short stint (2019-20) as minister for the status of women.
Before being elected to the legislature in 2015, Compton worked as administrator of the Dr. John Gillis Memorial Lodge at Belfast, about 35 km southeast of Charlottetown. — Glacier FarmMedia Network
