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{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = 
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Douglas W. Currie
| honorific-suffix =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|6|25}}
| birth_place = [[Charlottetown]], [[Prince Edward Island]]<ref name="lumley"/>
| residence = [[Charlottetown]], [[Prince Edward Island]]
| office = Member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island]] for<br/>[[Charlottetown-Parkdale]]
| term_start = June 12, 2007
| term_end = October 19, 2017
| predecessor = [[Elmer MacFadyen]]
| successor = [[Hannah Bell]]
| party = [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]] (2021-present)<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1352631529231548416|user=DougCurrie|title=Thrilled to announce my candidacy for Charlottetown, PE! 💥#TeamCurrie @CPC_HQ<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |date=22 January 2021}}</ref>
| otherparty = [[Prince Edward Island Liberal Party|Liberal]] (2007-2017)
| religion =
| occupation = Educator, Hockey Coach
}}

'''Douglas W. Currie''' (born 25 June 1961)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.assembly.pe.ca/sites/www.assembly.pe.ca/files/Historical%20MLA%20Bios/C-2.pdf |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island |title=Minding the House: a biorgraphical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs (Volume 2), 1993-2017 (Cassandra Bernard & Sean McQuaid, Eds.) |accessdate=2021-04-04}}</ref> is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] politician who represented the electoral district of [[Charlottetown-Parkdale]] in the [[Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island]] as a member of the [[Prince Edward Island Liberal Party|Liberal Party]] from 2007 until his resignation in 2017.

==Background==

Born in [[Charlottetown]], [[Prince Edward Island]],<ref name="lumley">Lumley, Elizabeth ''Canadian Who's Who, 2008'' v. 43 {{ISBN|978-0-8020-4071-8}}</ref> Currie grew up in District 11 [[Charlottetown-Parkdale]] where he currently lives with his two daughters. He holds a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] and [[Bachelor of Education|BEd]] degree from the [[University of Prince Edward Island]] and a [[Master of Education|M.Ed.]] from the [[University of New Brunswick]]. Currie was a school teacher and principal of Birchwood Intermediate School. He served as Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations for the [[University of Prince Edward Island]].

==Political career==

In May 2007, Currie served as Minister of Health, Social Services and Seniors. He represented Provincial and Territorial Ministries of Health in 2008 as part of the Canadian delegation to the World Health Organization Forum in Geneva, Switzerland. As Health Minister Currie helped establish the Integrated Health System Project, which focused on operational improvements and service realignment to improve health services for Islanders. The government's vision of One Island Future – One Island Health System guided this project.

From January 2010 to Fall 2011 Currie served as Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development and Attorney General.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/ghiz-shuffles-cabinet-1.920223|title=Ghiz shuffles cabinet|publisher=CBC News|date=January 13, 2010|accessdate=2016-06-03}}</ref> During this time, Currie implemented the Public Education Governance Review for the Province of Prince Edward Island and was the driving force behind several key changes to Prince Edward Island's education system.

In October 2011, Currie was appointed Minister of Health and Wellness and Minister Responsible for Sport and Recreation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/veterans-bounced-from-p-e-i-cabinet-1.1108917|title=Veterans bounced from P.E.I. cabinet|publisher=CBC News|date=October 18, 2011|accessdate=2016-06-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2011-10-18/article-2780022/Ghiz-announces-new-cabinet%3B-Brown,-Bertram-lose-portfolios/1|title=Ghiz announces new cabinet; Brown, Bertram lose portfolios|work=The Guardian|date=October 18, 2011|accessdate=2016-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803155331/http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2011-10-18/article-2780022/Ghiz-announces-new-cabinet%3B-Brown,-Bertram-lose-portfolios/1|archive-date=August 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Currie led the renewal and implementation of the Mental Health and Addictions Strategy, the creation of Health PEI, and the transformation of the provincial health care system.

In February 2015, Currie was appointed Minister of Health and Wellness, Minister Responsible for Sport and Recreation and Minister Responsible for Municipal Affairs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2015-02-23/article-4053972/Wade-MacLauchlan-sworn-in-as-premier,-reduces-cabinet/1|title=Wade MacLauchlan sworn in as premier, reduces cabinet|work=The Guardian|date=February 23, 2015|accessdate=2016-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111164959/http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2015-02-23/article-4053972/Wade-MacLauchlan-sworn-in-as-premier,-reduces-cabinet/1|archive-date=January 11, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> In May 2015, he was appointed Minister of Health and Wellness, Minister Responsible for Sport and Recreation and Minister of Family and Human Services.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/p-e-i-cabinet-restructured-under-maclauchlan-1.3080228|title=P.E.I. cabinet restructured under MacLauchlan|publisher=CBC News|date=May 20, 2015|accessdate=2016-06-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/pei-premier-wade-maclauchlan-names-new-lean-nine-member-cabinet/article24509864/|title=PEI Premier Wade MacLauchlan names new, lean nine-member cabinet|work=The Globe and Mail|date=May 20, 2015|accessdate=2016-06-03}}</ref>

On January 7, 2016, Currie was appointed Minister of Education, Early Learning and Culture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-premier-announcement-1.3393240|title=P.E.I. cabinet shuffle: Tina Mundy, Robert Henderson in, Hal Perry out|publisher=CBC News|date=January 7, 2016|accessdate=2016-06-03}}</ref> He resigned from the legislature on October 19, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/education-minister-doug-currie-resigns-156482/|title=Education Minister Doug Currie resigns|work=The Guardian|date=October 19, 2017|accessdate=2017-10-24}}</ref>

On January 22, 2021, Currie was acclaimed as candidate for the [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative Party]] in the riding of [[Charlottetown (electoral district)|Charlottetown]].<ref>{{cite tweet|first=Conservative Party|user=CPC_HQ|number=1353689226320224257|date=January 25, 2021|title=Former PEI Liberal Health Minister has joined @erinotoole's team. @DougCurrie served as Health Minister and knows to secure our future we need a vaccine. We simply can't accept being so far behind the pace of other nations with so much at stake.|language=en|access-date=January 25, 2021}}</ref>

On July 31, 2024, Currie announced that he would again seek the [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative Party]] nomination in the riding of [[Charlottetown (electoral district)|Charlottetown]] for the next federal election.<ref>{{cite news |title=Doug Currie seeks federal Conservative nomination in Charlottetown |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-politics-doug-currie-conservative-nomination-1.7280891 |work=CBC News |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |location=Charlottetown |date=31 July 2024 |access-date=27 June 2025}}</ref> On January 15, 2025, [[CBC News]] reported that the party had ruled Currie ineligible to run, citing what the party described as “serious misrepresentations and violations” of its rules. In a statement to [[CBC News]], the party said Currie had given contradictory answers on his nomination questionnaire, that the party had found “troubling evidence of inappropriate behaviour,” and that he had not disclosed an ongoing lawsuit, all of which contributed to the decision to bar him from the nomination.<ref>{{cite news |title=Federal Conservatives say they won't let Doug Currie run again in Charlottetown |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-conservative-party-of-canada-1.7434529 |work=CBC News |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |location=Charlottetown |date=17 January 2025 |access-date=27 June 2025}}</ref>

== Electoral record ==
===Federal elections===
{{2021 Canadian federal election/Charlottetown}}

===Provincial elections===
{{CANelec/top|PE|2015|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|PE|Liberal|Doug Currie|1,166|43.70|-18.06}}
{{CANelec|PE|PC|Lynn MacLaren|699|26.20|-1.00}}
{{CANelec|PE|Green|Becka Viau|511|19.15|+12.93}}
{{CANelec|PE|NDP|Andrew Watts|292|10.94|+6.11}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|2,668|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/hold|PE|Liberal|-8.53}}
{{CANelec/source|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://results.electionspei.ca/|author=Elections Prince Edward Island|title=Provincial General Election - Unofficial Results 2015-05-04|date=4 May 2015|accessdate=5 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505162132/http://results.electionspei.ca/#|archive-date=2015-05-05|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
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{{CANelec/top|PE|2011|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|PE|Liberal|Doug Currie|1,510|61.76|+4.33}}
{{CANelec|PE|PC|Bernie Flynn|665|27.20|-10.75}}
{{CANelec|PE|Green|Eliza Knockwood|152|6.22|}}
{{CANelec|PE|NDP|Noel Pauley|118|4.83|+0.21}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|2,445|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/hold|PE|Liberal|+7.54}}
{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|PE|2007|percent=yes}}
{{CANelec|PE|Liberal|Doug Currie|1,666|57.43}}
{{CANelec|PE|PC|Mike Molyneaux|1,101|37.95}}
{{CANelec|PE|NDP|Zain Esseghaier|134|4.62}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|2,901|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/note|<small>This was a newly created district</small>}}
{{end}}

==References==
* [http://www.assembly.pe.ca/index.php3?number=1028682 Biography at Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island website] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20140509055021/http://www.assembly.pe.ca/index.php3?number=1028682 |date=9 May 2014 }}
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