Brian Young (politician) explained

Brian A. Young
Birth Date:29 September 1949
Birth Place:North Sydney, Nova Scotia
Office:MLA for Cape Breton North
Term Start:1981
Term End:1993
Predecessor:Len J. Arsenault
Successor:Ron Stewart
Party:Progressive Conservative

Brian Alexander Young (born September 29, 1949[1]) is a former politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1981 to 1993 as a Progressive Conservative member.[2]

He was born in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, the son of James R. Young and Julia Therese Young,[1] and educated at St. Francis Xavier University and Dalhousie University.[3] He married Nancy Ann Wilkie in 1975.[3] Young is president of Young's Topex Limited, which produces speciality steel products.[4] Young established a foundation to promote organ donation which is named after his daughter Carmen, who died in 1992 after undergoing a double lung transplant.

Young served on the town council for North Sydney from 1980 to 1981.[3] He entered provincial politics in the 1981 election, defeating New Democrat incumbent Len J. Arsenault in the Cape Breton North riding.[5] He was re-elected in the 1984 election.[6] On November 26, 1985, Young was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Labour.[7] In November 1987, Young was moved to Minister of Tourism and Culture.[8] Young was re-elected in the 1988 election,[9] becoming the only Progressive Conservative elected from Cape Breton.[10] In December 1988, Young became Minister of Municipal Affairs.[11] He was defeated by Liberal Ron Stewart in the 1993 election.[12] [13]

References

Notes and References

  1. Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1984, PG Normandin
  2. Web site: Electoral History for Cape Breton North. Nova Scotia Legislative Library. 2018-04-06. 2018-04-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20180406163840/https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape. dead.
  3. Book: Elliott. Shirley B.. The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. 2018-04-06. 1984. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. 0-88871-050-X. 238.
  4. http://www.ic.gc.ca/app/ccc/srch/nvgt.do?lang=eng&prtl=1&sbPrtl=&estblmntNo=234567054358&profile=cmpltPrfl&profileId=241&app=sold Young's Topex Limited, Industry Canada profile
  5. Web site: Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981 . Elections Nova Scotia . 1981 . 36 . 2015-03-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140310212300/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201981.pdf . 2014-03-10 .
  6. Web site: Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984 . Elections Nova Scotia . 1984 . 38 . 2015-03-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131005021932/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201984.pdf . 2013-10-05 .
  7. News: Minister quits on eve of cabinet swearing-in. The Globe and Mail. November 27, 1985.
  8. News: Buchanan shuffles his cabinet. The Globe and Mail. November 25, 1987.
  9. Web site: Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988 . Elections Nova Scotia . 1988 . 38 . 2015-03-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140512225642/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201988.pdf . 2014-05-12 .
  10. News: Nova Scotia Tories win thin majority. The Globe and Mail. September 7, 1988.
  11. News: Controversial minister returns as Buchanan shuffles cabinet. The Globe and Mail. December 24, 1988.
  12. Web site: Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993 . Elections Nova Scotia . 1993 . 47 . 2015-03-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006070337/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201993.pdf . 2014-10-06 .
  13. Web site: Liberal sweep claims cabinet ministers. The Chronicle Herald. May 26, 1993. 2014-09-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20000830230443/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1993%2F05%2F26+107.raw+PE93Elect. August 30, 2000. dead.

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