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Jack MacIsaac

Jack MacIsaac

Canadian politician

John A. "Jack" MacIsaac (born June 23, 1939) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Pictou Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1977 to 1993. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]

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Early life

MacIsaac was born in 1939 at Inverness, Nova Scotia.[2] He was an insurance agent in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia,[3]

Political career

MacIsaac entered provincial politics in 1977, winning a by-election for the Pictou Centre riding.[4][5] MacIsaac was re-elected in the 1978 election,[6] that resulted in a majority government for the Progressive Conservatives led by John Buchanan.[7] He was re-elected in the 1981,[8] 1984,[9] and 1988 general elections.[10]

When Buchanan was sworn in as premier on October 5, 1978, he appointed MacIsaac to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Social Services.[11] He later served in cabinet as Minister of Municipal Affairs,[12] Minister of Labour,[13] Minister of Transportation,[14] Minister of Tourism,[15] Minister of Lands and Forests,[16] and Minister of Mines and Energy.[17]

MacIsaac quit the cabinet in February 1991,[18] and did not seek re-election in the 1993 election.[19]

References

  1. [1]
    "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  2. [2]
    Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983: a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 135. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  3. [3]
    "N.S. Tory credits footsoldiers for his victory". The Globe and Mail. September 8, 1977.
  4. [4]
    "Return of By-election for the House of Assembly 1977" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1977. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
  5. [5]
    "Tories keep Pictou seat in N.S. vote". The Globe and Mail. September 7, 1977.
  6. [6]
    "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1978" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1978. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
  7. [7]
    "Conservatives sweep Liberals in Nova Scotia". The Globe and Mail. September 20, 1978.
  8. [8]
    "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1981. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
  9. [9]
    "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
  10. [10]
    "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1988. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
  11. [11]
    "Buchanan's Tory cabinet takes over in Nova Scotia". The Globe and Mail. October 6, 1978.
  12. [12]
    "9 Nova Scotia ministers moved to new portfolios". The Montreal Gazette. December 11, 1981. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
  13. [13]
    "Nine N.S. ministers change titles". The Globe and Mail. December 12, 1981.
  14. [14]
    "Five added, seven shift jobs in Nova Scotia inner circle". The Globe and Mail. November 5, 1983.
  15. [15]
    "Minister quits on eve of cabinet swearing-in". The Globe and Mail. November 27, 1985.
  16. [16]
    "Buchanan shuffles his cabinet". The Globe and Mail. November 25, 1987.
  17. [17]
    "Controversial minister returns as Buchanan shuffles cabinet". The Globe and Mail. December 24, 1988.
  18. [18]
    "Veteran MacIsaac to quit Tory cabinet". The Chronicle Herald. February 13, 1991.
  19. [19]
    "Hamm retains seat for PCs". The Chronicle Herald. May 27, 1993.


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