Andrew (Andy) Walker

WALKER, ANDREW, human resources manager; b. 5 January 1954 in Summerside, son of Kenneth and Willene Walker; m. 1 September 1979 Carol Ann MacLanders, and they had five children, Luke Andrew, Rebecca Anne, Victoria, Hannah, and Michaela; Presbyterian. Walker, a Conservative, was elected to the Legislative Assembly in a by-election held 10 November 1986 for 5th Prince. He was defeated in the general election of 1989. In the Legislature, Walker was Opposition critic for justice, labour, community and cultural affairs, and environment. In June 1988 he was a candidate for the Conservative party leadership. He served as Treasurer of the 5th Prince Progressive Conservative Association and President of the Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party Association. "Andy" Walker received his secondary education at Summerside High School, and later attended prep school at Phillips Exeter Academy. In 1976 he obtained a Bachelor's degree with a major in political science and physics at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. He attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and in 1980 graduated from law school at Dalhousie University. In 1981 Walker began practising law in Summerside and became a partner in the firm Walker and Aylward. He served as president of the Law Foundation of Prince Edward Island, and was a member of the articling and admissions committee and the discipline committees of the Law Society of Prince Edward Island. He is currently employed as human resources manager at M. F. Schurman Company Limited in Summerside. Walker served as chairman of the board of managers of the Presbyterian Church in Summerside. An accomplished distance runner, he finished third in the Canadian Olympic Trials in 1976 for the 3,000-metre steeplechase. He was an all-Ivy League champion in distance running twice. Andrew Walker resides in Summerside.