Robert Henderson

Robert Henderson was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the provincial general election of 2007 in District 25, O’Leary-Inverness. He was re-elected in 2011, 2015, 2019, and 2023.

He is a former economic development officer, employment counselor and potato, beef and blueberry farmer, and has been an active community volunteer chairing numerous organizations including Ellerslie Tyne Valley Community School, Tyne Valley Rink, West Prince Community Futures, PEI Guitar Festival, Tyne Valley Oyster Festival, and others. Mr. Henderson enjoys hockey, golf, music and managing his farm property.

In his legislative career, Mr. Henderson served as Chair of the Standing Committees on Community and Intergovernmental Affairs, Education and Innovation and Agriculture and Fisheries, and also served in Cabinet as Minister of Tourism and Culture from 2011 to 2015, Minister of Health and Wellness from 2015 to 2018, and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries from 2018 to 2019. He also served as the Third Party Whip in the legislature, and was third party critic for health; agriculture and land; indigenous relations and; transportation, infrastructure and energy.

Following re-election in 2023, Mr. Henderson took on the role of Opposition Whip in the legislature, and is opposition critic on the topics of workforce, agriculture, justice, indigenous affairs, fisheries, tourism, and culture. He was also elected chair of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability.

Mr. Henderson and his wife Sandra live in Freeland. Their daughter Chantel, a Registered Nurse, married Paul Noye and together they have a daughter and two sons. Their daughter Sara, who has earned a Ph.D. in Biochemistry, married Tobias Speth and they have one son.