Robert Mitchell (born 13 May 1963) is a Canadian politician who served as leader of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party from 2025 to 2026, previously serving as its interim leader in 2019. Mitchell was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election representing a district in Charlottetown until 2020.
Political career
On May 20, 2015, Mitchell was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Communities, Land and Environment. On January 10, 2018, Mitchell was moved to Minister of Health and Wellness in a cabinet shuffle.
From May 8 to September 9, 2019, he served as interim leader of the Liberal Party on Prince Edward Island.
On September 3, 2020, he stepped down from his political position as MLA for Charlottetown-Winsloe, after serving in the provincial legislature for thirteen years in both districts.
On May 14, 2025, Mitchell announced his bid for the party's leadership, winning the position on October 3, defeating Todd Cormier. Mitchell was a candidate in the 2025 Georgetown-Pownal provincial by-election, which he lost to the Progressive Conservative candidate, Brendan Curran. He again sought election to the provincial legislature in 2026, running in the Cornwall-Meadowbank provincial by-election. He was defeated by Green candidate Tayte Willows. Following his consecutive defeats, Mitchell announced on July 15 that he would be resigning from the party leadership effective the next day. Hal Perry was selected by caucus to continue to serve as leader of the Official Opposition, and confirmed by the party executive to serve as interim leader.