Carolyn Bolivar-Getson Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Carolyn Bolivar-Getson
Birth Date:10 February 1964
Birth Place:Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
Office:Mayor of the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg
Term Start:November 1, 2016
Predecessor:Don Downe
Assembly1:Nova Scotia House of
Constituency Am1:Lunenburg West
Term Start1:August 5, 2003
Term End1:June 9, 2009
Predecessor1:Don Downe
Successor1:Gary Ramey
Party:Progressive Conservative
Occupation:shopkeeper

Carolyn Bolivar-Getson (born February 10, 1964) is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Lunenburg West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2003 to 2009 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.[1]

Born in 1964 in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Bolivar-Getson graduated from Saint Mary's University with a Bachelor of Commerce degree.[2] She owned and operated a general store in Newcombville.[2] In 1997, she was elected as a municipal councillor in Lunenburg County.[2]

Bolivar-Getson entered provincial politics in the 2003 election, winning the Lunenburg West riding.[3] In August 2003, she was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Human Resources, Minister responsible for the Public Service Commission, and Minister responsible for the Advisory Council on the Status of Women Act.[4] [5] When Rodney MacDonald took over as premier in February 2006, he named Bolivar-Getson as Minister of Environment and Labour.[6]

Following her re-election in 2006,[7] Bolivar-Getson was shuffled to Minister of Immigration.[8] She was given an additional role in cabinet in September 2007 when she was named the first Minister of Seniors.[9] In October 2007, Bolivar-Getson was dropped as Minister of Immigration, retaining roles in cabinet as Minister of Human Resources, Minister of Seniors, and Minister of Emergency Management.[10] In January 2009, Bolivar-Getson was named Minister of Natural Resources.[11] In the 2009 election, Bolivar-Getson was defeated by New Democrat Gary Ramey.[12] [13]

In 2012, Bolivar-Getson returned to municipal politics, winning a council seat in the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg.[14]

In April 2016, Bolivar-Getson announced she would run for mayor of the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg in the 2016 municipal election.[15] On October 15, Bolivar-Getson was elected mayor, defeating Tom Lockwood by 154 votes.[16] Bolivar-Getson was sworn in on November 1, replacing Don Downe.[17] She was re-elected in the 2020 municipal election.[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electoral History for Lunenburg West. Nova Scotia Legislative Library. April 23, 2018.
  2. Web site: Cabinet biography . Nova Scotia Legislature . https://web.archive.org/web/20090503110747/http://www.gov.ns.ca/legislature/MEMBERS/cabinet/bolivar-getson.html. May 3, 2009.
  3. Web site: Lunenburg West. CBC News. August 5, 2003. April 15, 2015.
  4. Web site: New faces, new jobs among 15 in cabinet. The Chronicle Herald. August 16, 2003 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050124051242/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?2003%2F08%2F16+155.raw+PE03Aug16+2 . January 24, 2005. dead.
  5. Web site: A cabinet of collaboration. The Chronicle Herald. August 19, 2003 . January 24, 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050124065220/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?2003%2F08%2F19+143.raw+PE03Aug19+2 . dead.
  6. Web site: MacDonald mixes cabinet with old and new . CBC News. February 23, 2006. April 16, 2015.
  7. Web site: Lunenburg West. CBC News. June 13, 2006. April 16, 2015.
  8. Web site: MacDonald's expanded cabinet has 3 rookies . CBC News. June 26, 2006. April 16, 2015.
  9. Web site: N.S. seniors get their own government department. CBC News. September 10, 2007. April 16, 2015.
  10. Web site: Bolivar-Getson demoted. The Chronicle Herald . October 24, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071026064256/http://www.thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotia/974145.html . October 26, 2007.
  11. Web site: Time for a change. The Chronicle Herald . https://web.archive.org/web/20090122084439/http://thechronicleherald.ca/Front/1099666.html . January 22, 2009 . January 8, 2009.
  12. Web site: Nine Tory cabinet ministers bounced. The Chronicle Herald . June 10, 2009 . June 13, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090613061400/http://thechronicleherald.ca/Election/1126468.html.
  13. Web site: Lunenburg West. CBC News. June 9, 2009. April 16, 2015.
  14. Web site: Downe elected to second term in MODL. CKBW news. October 21, 2012. April 6, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20150716112759/http://ckbw.ca/news/downe-elected-second-term-modl. July 16, 2015.
  15. Web site: MODL Councillor Carolyn Bolivar-Getson Announces Run for Mayor. CKBW news. April 5, 2016. April 6, 2024.
  16. Web site: Bolivar-Getson edges past Lockwood to become mayor of MODL . LighthouseNow . October 19, 2016 . November 4, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20161227130429/https://lighthousenow.ca/article.php?title=Bolivar_Getson_edges_past_Lockwood_to_become_mayor. December 27, 2016.
  17. News: MODL: Bolivar-Getson sworn-in as first ever female mayor . CKBW news. November 1, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161227195827/http://www.ckbw.ca/news/1559354440/modl-bolivar-getson-sworn-first-ever-female-mayor. December 27, 2016. dead.
  18. Web site: Record-setting number of women elected in District of Lunenburg. SaltWire Network. October 18, 2020. August 1, 2021 .