Father, we lift up the Honourable Gilles Arsenault before You and ask for Your guidance as he serves as a member of the PEI Legislature. We pray that he would seek You in all things and take time to listen for Your voice above all others. May he meet challenges with a balanced approach that leads to the best outcomes for his constituents and for the government he serves. God, please keep him safe as he travels to and from his work. We ask all of this in the precious name of Jesus. Amen.
Gilles has found many ways to give back to his community throughout his life. He worked for nearly thirty years as a teacher, school principal, President of the PEI Teachers Federation (PEITF) and Superintendent of the Commission scolaire de langue française (CSLF). Gilles owned and operated several business ventures over the years and has chaired the board of the Évangéline Rec Centre and the Évangéline Co-op Funeral Home. He sat on Abram-Village municipal council, was Vice President of the Organizing Committee for Jeux d’Acadie, and is an active volunteer for the Acadian Festival. Gilles was elected as the MLA for District 24, Évangéline-Miscouche, on April 3rd, 2023 and served as Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Trade until October of 2024 when he was appointed as Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Action. He served briefly as Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Artificial Intelligence and Minister Responsible for Acadian and Francophone Affairs in 2026. Gilles and his wife Leonie and their sons André, Alain and Martin call Abram-Village home.