Gail Shea

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The Honourable
Gail A. Shea
PC
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Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
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Prime MinisterStephen Harper
Preceded byKeith Ashfield
Succeeded byHunter Tootoo
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Prime MinisterStephen Harper
Preceded byLoyola Hearn
Succeeded byKeith Ashfield
Minister of National Revenue
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Preceded byKeith Ashfield
Succeeded byKerry-Lynne Findlay
Member of Parliament
for Egmont
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Preceded byJoe McGuire
Succeeded byBobby Morrissey
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Tignish-DeBlois
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Preceded byBobby Morrissey
Succeeded byNeil LeClair
Personal details
BornAnne Marie Gail Doucette
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Skinners Pond, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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O'Leary, Prince Edward Island, Canada
PartyConservative
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Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island
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Russell Shea
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(m. 1976; died 2021)​
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Anne Marie Gail Shea PC (née Doucette; April 6, 1959 – August 21, 2025) was a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Egmont from 2008 to 2015. She had previously been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 2000 to 2007, representing the electoral district of Tignish-DeBlois as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.

Shea served as the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans in the federal cabinet.

Provincial politics

Minister of Community and Cultural Affairs

Shea served as Minister of Community and Cultural Affairs from 2000 to 2003, under the second administration of Premier Pat Binns. During this period Shea's responsibilities included the Status of Women in the province, as well as providing oversight on the Workers Compensation Board and the Island Waste Management Corporation.[1]

Minister of Transportation and Public Works

From 2003 to 2007 Shea served as Minister of Transportation and Public Works. In this position, Shea oversaw the implementation of a graduated licensing system in her home province.[2]

Federal politics

Shea stood as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate in the riding of Egmont for the 2008 federal election.[3] On October 14, 2008, she became the first non-Liberal MP from Prince Edward Island in 24 years.[4] On October 30, 2008, Shea was appointed the federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans.[5] She is only the third female MP from Prince Edward Island, following Margaret Mary Macdonald and Catherine Callbeck.[6]

In the 2011 federal election, Shea was re-elected by a margin of 4500 votes.[7] On May 18, 2011, she was appointed Minister of National Revenue.[8][9] In July 2013, Shea was moved back into the fisheries position.[10] In the 2015 election, Shea was defeated by Liberal Bobby Morrissey.[11][12]

Pie incident

On January 25, 2010, Shea was pied while giving a speech at the Canada Centre for Inland Waters. An American PETA activist, Emily McCoy, was arrested in Burlington in connection with the incident, and charged with assault. PETA took public responsibility for the incident, saying that it was part of a broader campaign against the Canadian Government's support of the seal hunt.[13][14]

When commenting on the event later, Shea remarked, "I can tell you that this incident actually strengthens my resolve to support the seal hunt. If this is what it takes to stand up for Canadian sealing families and this industry I'm certainly very proud to do it."[15]

Personal life and death

She was born at Skinners Pond, Prince Edward Island on April 6, 1959, the daughter of Roy Ernest and Elva Mary (née Perry) Doucette.[16] She married Russell Shea and had five children.[16] Her husband, Russell, died in 2021.[17] Outside of politics, she worked as a bookkeeper and worked for the Canada Revenue Agency and a tax centre in Summerside, Prince Edward Island.[16]

Shea died at the age of 66 at a hospital in O'Leary, Prince Edward Island, on August 21, 2025.[16][18][19] Hundreds of mourners attended her funeral on August 27, 2025, at St. Simon & St. Jude Church in Tignish.[20]

Electoral record

Federal

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Provincial

2007 Prince Edward Island general election: Tignish-Palmer Road
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Liberal Neil LeClair 1,569 55.15 +11.18
Progressive Conservative Gail Shea 1,276 44.85 −10.44
Total valid votes 2,845 100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +10.81
Source:[21]
2003 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Progressive Conservative Gail A. Shea 1,480 55.29 -0.64
Liberal Neil J. LeClair 1,177 43.97 +3.39
New Democratic Reg T. Pendergast 20 0.75 -2.75
Total valid votes 2,677 100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -2.02
Source:[22]
2000 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Progressive Conservative Gail A. Shea 1,472 55.93 +12.04
Liberal Neil J. LeClair 1,068 40.58 -13.39
New Democratic Reg T. Pendergast 92 3.50 +1.36
Total valid votes 2,632 100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +12.72
Source:[23]
1996 Prince Edward Island general election: Tignish-DeBlois
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Robert Joseph Morrissey 1,413 53.97
Progressive Conservative Gail A. Shea 1,149 43.89
New Democratic Howard Waite 56 2.14
Total valid votes 2,618 100.0  
This riding was created from parts of the dual-member riding of 1st Prince.
Source:[24]

References

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