Wayne D. Cheverie

CHEVERIE, Q.C., HONOURABLE WAYNE. lawyer, lecturer, regulation commission chair, and judge; b. 19 May 1950 in Charlottetown, son of Charles George Cheverie of Souris and Clara Austin of Tracadie; m. 8 March 1975 Theresa ("Terri") Bennett, and they had two children, Jared Anthony and Joslin Nicolle; Roman Catholic. Cheverie, a Liberal, was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1986 for 5th Queens. He w'as re-elected in the general elections of 1989 and 1993. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1996 in the new electoral district of Charlottetown-King's Square. On 2 May 1986 he was assigned three Ministries, Attorney-General, Justice, and Labour. In 1989 Cheverie became Minister of Health and Social Services and Government House Leader. He was again named Minister of Justice and Attorney- General in January 1993. On 15 April of the same year, Cheverie was appointed Provincial Treasurer. He was named Opposition House Leader and Opposition critic for finance in November 1996. In 1994 he was serving as Provincial Treasurer wrhen a bill was passed to impose a 7.5 per cent salary and wage rollback for all provincial public sector employees. Cheverie ran for the Liberal leadership in 1996, but finished second to Keith Milligan* at the largest political convention in Island history. Following the convention and his election in the 1996 general election, Cheverie resigned his seat upon appointment as chair of the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission. On 31 August 2001, Cheverie was appointed to the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island. Cheverie received his primary education at Queen Square School. He subsequently attended Birchwood High School and St. Dunstan's University. In 1971 Cheverie graduated from the University of Prince Edward Island with a Bachelor of Arts. Three years later he graduated from Dalhousie University with a Bachelor of Law. He became a partner in Campbell, Lea, Cheverie and Michael. From 1977 to 1983, he lectured in business law at the University of Prince Edward Island. He was a council member of the province's Law Society and a member of the Rules Committee of the Family Division of the Supreme Court. Cheverie served as an executive member of the provincial branch of the Canadian Bar Association. Cheverie was a director of the Catholic Family Services Bureau and served as a member of the Parish Council and lecturer at St. Pius X. Wayne Cheverie and his wife reside in Parkdale. Terri Cheverie is the daughter of William Bennett of Gander, Newfoundland, and Mary Bennett of Charlottetown.