Jay Abbass Explained

Jay Abbass
Birth Date:1957
Birth Place:Fredericton, New Brunswick
Office:MLA for Halifax Chebucto
Term Start:1993
Term End:1998
Predecessor:Alexa McDonough
Successor:Howard Epstein

Jay Abbass (born 1957) is a lawyer, businessman, former stockbroker and former political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax Chebucto in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1998 as a Liberal member.

Early life

He was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick and was educated at Saint Mary's University and Dalhousie University.

Political career

Abbass was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the provincial assembly in the 1988 election, finishing third in the Halifax Citadel riding.[1] In the 1993 election, he defeated New Democrat Eileen O'Connell by 106 votes in the Halifax Chebucto riding.[2] He served in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Labour,[3] Minister of Human Resources,[4] Minister of Justice and Attorney General.[5] Abbass resigned from cabinet on April 1, 1997, and announced he was not running in the next election.[6] [7]

After politics

Abbass was named to the board of governors for Dalhousie University in 2006.[8]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988 . Elections Nova Scotia . 1988 . 81 . 2014-11-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140512225642/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201988.pdf . 2014-05-12 .
  2. Web site: Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993 . Elections Nova Scotia . 1993 . 97 . 2014-11-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006070337/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201993.pdf . 2014-10-06 .
  3. Web site: Historic Liberal cabinet sworn in . The Chronicle Herald . June 12, 1993 . October 1, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20000830201132/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1993%2F06%2F12+100.raw+PE93Elect . August 30, 2000 . dead .
  4. News: Savage plays musical chairs with Cabinet, adds O'Malley. The Chronicle Herald. March 21, 1995.
  5. Web site: Premier shuffles cabinet. Government of Nova Scotia. June 27, 1996. 2014-11-21.
  6. Web site: Jay Abbass steps down, Alan Mitchell new Justice Minister. Government of Nova Scotia. April 1, 1997. 2014-10-27.
  7. News: Cabinet minister quits. The Globe and Mail. April 2, 1997.
  8. https://www.dal.ca/dept/university_secretariat/board_of_governors/board-members-biographies/ex-officio/mr--jay-abbass.html Mr. Jay Abbass, Governor in Council Appointee, Dalhousie University Board of Governors

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