Alan Mitchell (politician) explained

Alan Mitchell
Birth Date:1945
Office:MLA for Dartmouth-Cole Harbour
Term Start:1993
Term End:1998
Predecessor:new riding
Successor:Darrell Dexter
Office2:Minister of Justice
Term Start2:April 2, 1997
Term End2:April 8, 1998
Predecessor2:Jay Abbass
Successor2:Jim Smith
Party:Liberal
Occupation:Lawyer

Alan E. Mitchell is a former Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Dartmouth-Cole Harbour in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1998. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]

Mitchell was elected in the 1993 provincial election, defeating Progressive Conservative Michael MacDonald by almost 1,200 votes.[2] He served as a backbench member of John Savage's government until April 2, 1997, when Savage appointed him to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Justice.[3] Mitchell continued in the portfolio when Russell MacLellan took over as premier in July 1997.[4] Mitchell was defeated by New Democrat Darrell Dexter when he ran for re-election in 1998.[5] [6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electoral History for Dartmouth-Cole Harbour. Nova Scotia Legislative Library. October 27, 2014.
  2. Web site: Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993. Elections Nova Scotia . 1993 . October 27, 2014 . October 6, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006070337/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201993.pdf .
  3. Web site: Jay Abbass steps down, Alan Mitchell new Justice Minister. Government of Nova Scotia. April 1, 1997. October 27, 2014.
  4. Web site: MacLellan makeover. The Chronicle Herald. July 19, 1997 . https://web.archive.org/web/19980204071951/http://www.herald.ns.ca/specialevents/libleader/stories/970719100.html . February 4, 1998.
  5. Web site: Election Returns, 1998 (Dartmouth-Cole Harbour) . Elections Nova Scotia . dead . October 27, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141027063716/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/Dist19.pdf .
  6. Web site: Six cabinet ministers shelved . The Chronicle Herald . March 25, 1998 . https://web.archive.org/web/20041125104751/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1998%2F03%2F25+189.raw+PE98Mar25+2 . November 25, 2004 . dead .
  7. Web site: NDP takes metro . The Chronicle Herald . March 25, 1998 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050124004424/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1998%2F03%2F25+248.raw+PE98Mar25+2 . January 24, 2005 . dead .

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