Rob Lantz
Rob Lantz | |
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Lantz in 2015 | |
| 34th Premier of Prince Edward Island | |
| Assumed office February 9, 2026 | |
| Monarch | Charles III |
| Lieutenant Governor | Wassim Salamoun |
| Deputy | Vacant |
| Preceded by | Bloyce Thompson |
| In office February 21, 2025 – December 12, 2025 | |
| Monarch | Charles III |
| Lieutenant Governor | Wassim Salamoun |
| Deputy | Bloyce Thompson |
| Preceded by | Dennis King |
| Succeeded by | Bloyce Thompson |
| Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island | |
| Assumed office February 7, 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Bloyce Thompson (interim) |
| Interim leader February 21, 2025 – December 12, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Dennis King |
| Succeeded by | Bloyce Thompson (interim) |
| In office February 28, 2015 – September 23, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Steven Myers (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Jamie Fox (interim) |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Charlottetown-Brighton | |
| Assumed office April 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Ole Hammarlund |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1969 or 1970 (age 56–57) |
| Party | Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island |
| Spouse | Kelly Lantz |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Jeff Lantz (brother) |
| Profession | Politician |
Robert Lantz (born 1969/1970) is a Canadian politician who has served as the 34th premier of Prince Edward Island since February 9, 2026; he previously held the position from February to December 2025. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island (PC), Lantz has served as the party's leader three times: from February to September 2015, from February to December 2025 as interim leader, and since February 9, 2026.
From 2006 to 2014, Lantz was a member of the Charlottetown City Council. He was elected as PC leader for the first time at a leadership election on February 28, 2015. After resigning as leader following the 2015 provincial election, Lantz was elected as the MLA for Charlottetown-Brighton in 2023. He served in the Dennis King Cabinet and assumed the premiership following King's resignation; Lantz briefly resigned as interim PC leader to run in the 2026 leadership election, which he won.