Wes MacAleer

Wes MacAleer is a former Canadian politician, who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1996 to 2007.
Educated at Saint Dunstan's University, MacAleer is a former newspaper publisher. He spent 18 years in the Northwest Territories, where he helped introduce cable television and satellite communications technology. He ran in the Yellowknife South district in the 1979 Northwest Territories general election and finished second. As a politician, he represented the electoral district of Charlottetown-Spring Park and was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. MacAleer served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Economic Development and Tourism.