Background
Binns, Pat Son of Stanley Ernest Binns and Phyllis Mae Evans.
Binns, Pat Son of Stanley Ernest Binns and Phyllis Mae Evans.
Master of Arts, U. Alberta, 1971.
Former development officer, Government of Alberta with, Rural Development Council, PEI., 1972; with, Government of PEI, 1974-1978; elected to legislation assembly, Government of PEI, 1978-1984; member parliament, House of Commons, PEI., 1984-1988; president, Island Bean Ltd., Pat Binns & Associations, Hopefield, PEI., 1988-1996; elected member legis assembly for District 5, Murray River-Gaspereaux, since 1996; premier, president executive county, minister intergovernmental affairs, Government PEI, since 1996.
Founder, organizer Northumberland Fisheries Festival. Elected leader Progressive Conservative Party, 1996.
Married Carol MacMillan. Children: Rob, Mark, Bradley, Lilly.