Darlene Compton (born January 21, 1961)[2] is a Canadian politician who became the 33rd Speaker of the Prince Edward Island legislature in 2023.
She served as the second deputy premier, and minister of finance and the status of women of Prince Edward Island from 2019 to 2023.
[3] She was previously the party's candidate in the same district for a by-election in 2007, following the resignation of Pat Binns from the legislature, but lost to Charlie McGeoghegan.
[4] She was subsequently a candidate in the party's 2015 leadership election,[1] finishing third behind Rob Lantz and James Aylward.
[5] As of June 2022, Compton is a shareholder in several energy and tobacco companies, including Halliburton and Phillip Morris.