Guy LeBlanc (politician) explained

Guy LeBlanc
Birth Date:2 May 1950
Birth Place:Saulnierville, Nova Scotia
Office:MLA for Clare
Term Start:1984
Term End:1993
Predecessor:Chester Melanson
Successor:Wayne Gaudet
Party:Progressive Conservative

Guy Joseph LeBlanc (born May 2, 1950) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Clare in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1984 to 1993. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]

Born in 1950 at Saulnierville, Nova Scotia,[2] LeBlanc was first elected in the 1984 provincial election,[3] and re-elected in 1988.[4] He was defeated by Liberal Wayne Gaudet when he ran for re-election in 1993.[5] LeBlanc was in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as minister of environment,[6] minister of transportation,[7] minister of community services[8] and minister of education.[9] LeBlanc attempted a political comeback in the 1998 election,[10] but was again defeated by Gaudet.[11] In October 2000, LeBlanc was named regional education officer responsible for both the Acadian and Annapolis Valley Regional School Boards.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electoral History for Clare. Nova Scotia Legislative Library. 2015-06-29. August 23, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170823064832/http://nslegislature.ca/pdfs/about/ConstituencyHistories/clare-digby.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Guy LeBlanc fonds. Archives Canada. 2018-05-07.
  3. Web site: Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984. Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. 2014-10-08.
  4. Web site: Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988. Elections Nova Scotia. 1988. 2014-10-08.
  5. Web site: Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993. Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. 2014-10-08.
    - Web site: Liberal sweep claims cabinet ministers. The Chronicle Herald. May 26, 1993. 2014-10-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20000309020548/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1993%2F05%2F26+107.raw+PE93Elect. March 9, 2000. dead.
  6. News: Minister quits on eve of cabinet swearing-in. The Globe and Mail. November 27, 1985.
  7. News: N.S. attorney-general gets less-prominent job. The Globe and Mail. February 5, 1987.
  8. News: Controversial minister returns as Buchanan shuffles cabinet. The Globe and Mail. December 24, 1988.
  9. Web site: Former Tory cabinet member gets new job. CBC News. October 12, 2000. 2014-10-08.
  10. Web site: Heavyweights duke it out in Acadian ridings. The Chronicle Herald. March 7, 1998. 2014-10-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20050124004940/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1998%2F03%2F07+182.raw+PE98Mar07+2. January 24, 2005. dead.
  11. Web site: Election Returns, 1998 (Clare). Elections Nova Scotia. 2014-10-08.
    - Web site: Grit veterans swept away by 'orange tide'. The Chronicle Herald. March 25, 1998. 2014-10-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20050124010502/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1998%2F03%2F25+270.raw+PE98Mar25+2. January 24, 2005. dead.

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