A significant cabinet shuffle in the provincial Dennis King Government, bringing in one new member and changing portfolios for five other Ministers.
The newest member of the provincial Cabinet is Zack Bell, the Charlottetown-Winsloe MLA. Bell is the new Minister of Fisheries, Tourism, Sport and Culture.
Steven Myers is now the Minister of Housing, Land and Communities.
Cory Deagle takes on the role of Minister of Economic Development, Innovation, and Trade.
Gilles Arsenault is the Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Action; and also Minister Responsible for Acadian and Francophone Affairs.
Rob Lantz shifts to become Minister of Education and Early Years.
Jenn Redmond is the Minister of Workforce, Advanced Learning and Population; and takes on Minister Responsible for the Status of Women
The remainder of the Cabinet stays the same, with the exception of Natalie Jameson, who is no longer a part of Cabinet. Jameson, the MLA for Charlottetown – Hillsborough Park, has announced her intention to seek the nomination as the federal Conservative candidate for Charlottetown and resigned from the provincial Cabinet. She was first elected to the provincial legislature in a 2019 by-election and then re-elected in 2023.
