Joe Ghiz President
Joseph Atallah "Joe" Ghiz (January 27, 1945 – November 9, 1996) was the 27th Premier of Prince Edward Island from 1986 to 1993, an educator of law and a justice of the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island. He was the father of Robert Ghiz, the 31st Premier of Prince Edward Island. He was the first premier of a Canadian province to be of non-European descent, since followed by Ujjal Dosanjh and his (Joe's) son Robert.
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Birth date | January 27, 1945 |
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Birth name | Joseph Atallah Ghiz |
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Date of death | November 09, 1996 |
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office | MLA for 6th Queens Minister of Agriculture (1988-1989) Minister of Health and Social Services (1986) Minister of Justice (1989-1993) |
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