James Lee (Canadian Politician)
James Matthew Lee, PC (born March 26, 1937) was the 26th Premier Prince Edward Island (1981–86). He was the leader of the PEI Progressive Conservative Party from 1981 to 1987.
Born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, the son of James Matthew Lee and Catherine Blanchard, Lee was educated at Saint Dunstan's University. He married Patricia Laurie in 1960.
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