From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Maureen MacDonald

Canadian politician

Summary

Canadian politician

Field	Value
image
imagesize	150px
honorific-prefix	The Honourable
honorific-suffix	ECNS
name	Maureen MacDonald
caption	MLA
birth_date	1954
birth_place	Antigonish, Nova Scotia
constituency_AM	Halifax Needham
assembly	Nova Scotia House of
term_start	March 24, 1998
term_end	April 12, 2016
predecessor	Gerry O'Malley
successor	Lisa Roberts
office2	Leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party
Interim
term_start2	November 23, 2013
term_end2	February 27, 2016
predecessor2	Darrell Dexter
successor2	Gary Burrill
office3	Minister of Finance
term_start3	May 30, 2012
term_end3	October 22, 2013
predecessor3	Graham Steele
successor3	Diana Whalen
office4	Minister of Health
term_start4	June 19, 2009
term_end4	May 30, 2012
predecessor4	Karen Casey
successor4	Dave Wilson
office5	Minister of Health Promotion and Protection
term_start5	June 19, 2009
term_end5	January 11, 2011
predecessor5	Pat Dunn
successor5	department merged
office6	Minister of Gaelic Affairs
term_start6	June 19, 2009
term_end6	October 22, 2013
predecessor6	Angus MacIsaac
successor6	Randy Delorey
party	NDP
occupation	social worker, professor

| honorific-prefix = The Honourable |honorific-suffix= ECNS Interim Maureen MacDonald (born 1954) is a Canadian academic and politician. She represented the riding of Halifax Needham in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 2016. She served as the interim leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party from November 23, 2013 to February 27, 2016.

Early life and career

A native of Antigonish, MacDonald graduated in 1979 with a MSW from the Maritime School of Social Work at Dalhousie University. She was employed as a social worker at the Nova Scotia Hospital (Adolescent Services) and later was a faculty member at her alma mater where she taught social policy and community development. MacDonald also worked at Dalhousie Legal Aid, the North End Clinic and the North End Parent Resource Centre.

Political career

MacDonald was first elected as MLA for Halifax Needham in the 1998 provincial election, after having previously run in the same riding in 1984 and 1988. She was subsequently re-elected in the 1999, 2003, 2006, 2009 and 2013 provincial elections.

MacDonald sought the leadership of the NS NDP in 2000, finishing a strong third.

On June 19, 2009 MacDonald was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia where she served as Minister of Health as well as Minister of Health Promotion and Protection. On May 30, 2012, Premier Darrell Dexter shuffled his cabinet, appointing MacDonald as Minister of Finance. On May 10, 2013 MacDonald was appointed Minister of African Nova Scotia Affairs.

MacDonald was one of only seven NDP MLAs returned in the 2013 provincial election in which the Dexter government was defeated. On November 16, 2013, it was announced that MacDonald would become the party's interim leader when Dexter steps down as leader on November 23, 2013.

On April 12, 2016, MacDonald announced she was resigning as MLA.

Electoral record

|- |New Democratic Party

Maureen MacDonald
Liberal
Chris Poole
-
Progressive Conservative
Mary D.S. Hamblin
-
}

|- |New Democratic Party

Maureen MacDonald
Liberal
Graham Estabrooks
-
Progressive Conservative
Jason Cameron
-

|- |New Democratic Party

Maureen MacDonald
Progressive Conservative
Andrew Black
-
Liberal
Dr. Errol Guam
-

|- |New Democratic Party

Maureen MacDonald
Liberal
Mike Rogers
-
Progressive Conservative
Linda Carvery
}

|- |New Democratic Party

Maureen MacDonald
Progressive Conservative
Linda Carvery
-
Liberal
Mike Rogers
}

|- |New Democratic Party

Maureen MacDonald
Liberal
Gerry O'Malley
-
Progressive Conservative
Atho Kartsaklis
}

|- |Liberal

Gerry O'Malley
New Democratic Party
Maureen MacDonald
-
Progressive Conservative
Randy Dewell
}

|- |Progressive Conservative

Edmund Morris
New Democratic Party
Maureen MacDonald
-
Liberal
Walter Fitzgerald
-
Labour
Bernice Kaizer
}

References

(January 11, 2011). "Premier Dexter makes changes to cabinet". The Vanguard.
[https://nslegislature.ca/members/profiles/maureen-macdonald/history 61st General Assembly] Nova Scotia Legislature
(November 23, 2013). "NDP appoints caucus veteran MacDonald as acting party leader". The Chronicle Herald.
[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/atlantic-canada-s-1st-ndp-government-takes-office-in-nova-scotia-1.789362 "Atlantic Canada's 1st NDP government takes office in Nova Scotia"]. [[CBC News]], June 19, 2009. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
(May 31, 2012). "First female finance minister appointed in N.S.". CBC.
(May 10, 2013). "N.S. cabinet minister resigns after bathroom fight". CBC.
(November 16, 2013). "Darrell Dexter steps down as Nova Scotia's NDP leader". CBC News.
(April 12, 2016). "Maureen MacDonald retires from provincial politics after 18 years as MLA". CBC News.

Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

1954-births nova-scotia-new-democratic-party-mlas leaders-of-the-nova-scotia-ccf/ndp women-mlas-in-nova-scotia living-people members-of-the-executive-council-of-nova-scotia people-from-antigonish,-nova-scotia female-canadian-political-party-leaders ministers-of-finance-of-nova-scotia ministers-of-health-of-nova-scotia 21st-century-members-of-the-nova-scotia-house-of-assembly 21st-century-canadian-women-politicians women-government-ministers-of-canada female-finance-ministers 20th-century-members-of-the-nova-scotia-house-of-assembly 20th-century-canadian-women-politicians

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Maureen MacDonald — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report