Kennie MacAskill explained

Kennie MacAskill
Birth Date:12 August 1933
Birth Place:Englishtown, Nova Scotia[1]
Residence:Englishtown, Nova Scotia
Office:MLA for Victoria
Term Start:1988
Term End:2003
Predecessor:Fisher Hudson
Successor:riding dissolved
Party:Liberal

Kenneth MacAskill (born August 12, 1933) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Victoria in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1988 to 2003. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.

Born in 1933,[2] MacAskill is a graduate of the Nova Scotia Institute of Technology where he obtained an interprovincial plumbing certificate.[3] For over 20 years, he operated his own plumbing and heating business in Englishtown, Nova Scotia.[3] MacAskill entered provincial politics in 1988, defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent Fisher Hudson to become the MLA for Victoria.[4] He was re-elected in 1993[5] and served as a backbencher in John Savage's government. On July 18, 1997, MacAskill was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Natural Resources.[6] [7] Following his re-election in the 1998 election,[8] MacAskill retained the Natural Resources portfolio.[9] He was re-elected to a fourth term as MLA in the 1999 election,[10] and did not seek re-election in 2003.[11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. P.G. Normandin. 1994. 765. 9780921925545.
  2. Web site: Minister of Natural Resources. Government of Nova Scotia. 2015-06-19. https://web.archive.org/web/19990507062249/http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/minister.htm. May 7, 1999.
  3. Web site: Liberal Caucus biography. Nova Scotia Liberal Caucus. 2014-09-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20030617135306/http://www.liberalcaucus-ns.com/mlas/victoria.html. June 17, 2003.
  4. Web site: Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988 . Elections Nova Scotia . 1988 . 2014-09-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140512225642/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201988.pdf . 2014-05-12 .
  5. Web site: Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993 . Elections Nova Scotia . 1993 . 2014-09-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006070337/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201993.pdf . 2014-10-06 .
  6. Web site: MacLellan makeover. The Chronicle Herald. July 19, 1997. 2014-09-29. https://web.archive.org/web/19980204071951/http://www.herald.ns.ca/specialevents/libleader/stories/970719100.html. February 4, 1998.
  7. Web site: Four fresh horses. The Chronicle Herald. July 19, 1997. 2014-09-29. https://web.archive.org/web/19980204072027/http://www.herald.ns.ca/specialevents/libleader/stories/970719101.html. February 4, 1998.
  8. Web site: Election Returns, 1998 (Victoria). Elections Nova Scotia. 2014-09-29.
  9. Web site: A cabinet with four legs . The Chronicle Herald . April 9, 1998 . 2014-09-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050123224339/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1998%2F04%2F09%2B214.raw%2BPE98Apr9%2B2 . January 23, 2005 . dead .
  10. Web site: Election Returns, 1999 (Victoria). Elections Nova Scotia. 2014-09-29.
  11. News: Veteran Liberal MLA leaving politics to spend time with his family. Cape Breton Post. May 11, 2002.
  12. Web site: 2003 district profile: Victoria-The Lakes. CBC News. 2014-09-29.

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