Kerry Morash Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Kerry Morash
Birth Date:29 November 1958
Birth Place:Liverpool, Nova Scotia
Assembly:Nova Scotia House of
Constituency Am:Queens
Term Start:July 27, 1999
Term End:June 13, 2006
Predecessor:John Leefe
Successor:Vicki Conrad
Party:Progressive Conservative

Kerry Morash (born November 29, 1958) is a Canadian former safety co-ordinator[1] and political figure in Nova Scotia.

Early life and education

He was born in Liverpool, Nova Scotia and was educated at Acadia University.

Provincial politics

He represented Queens in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2006 as a Progressive Conservative member.

He served as Environment and Labour Minister in the government of Rodney MacDonald. Though the programs did not begin on his watch, independent auditors GPI Atlantic praised the solid waste recycling programs in the province.[2] The extension of this to e-waste occurred largely during Morash's term.

Morash served in the province's Executive Council as Minister of Environment and Labour and Minister of Economic Development.[3] He was defeated by New Democrat Vicki Conrad when he ran for reelection in 2006.[4] In 2007, he was named to the National Round Table on the Environment and Economy,[5] later disbanded by the same Harper government. Morash sought election again in the 2009 election,[6] but lost to Conrad by a larger margin.[7] [8] In 2013, Morash was a candidate for the Progressive Conservative nomination in Queens-Shelburne, but was defeated.[9]

Federal politics

In January 2015, Morash announced he was entering the Conservative Party of Canada nomination race for the new South Shore—St. Margaret's district long held by the retiring Gerald Keddy.[10] In April 2015, Morash was defeated in his bid for the nomination by Richard Clark.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Morash seeks Tory nod in Queens . The Chronicle Herald . June 25, 1999 . 2014-10-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050124094624/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1999%2F06%2F25%2B212.raw%2BPE99Jun25%2B2 . January 24, 2005 . dead .
  2. Web site: Independent Report Confirms Success in Waste Reduction . Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Labour Press Release . GPIAtlantic . May 29, 2022 . July 7, 2004.
  3. Web site: MacDonald mixes cabinet with old and new. CBC News. February 23, 2006. June 8, 2014.
  4. Web site: Defeated Tory minister demands recount. CBC News. June 27, 2006. June 8, 2014.
  5. Web site: Morash appointed to National Round Table . https://archive.today/20130208145356/http://www.novanewsnow.com/article-105389-Morash-appointed-to-National-Round-Table.html . dead . February 8, 2013 . The Queens County Advance . May 18, 2007 . 2009-01-22 .
  6. Web site: Morash acclaimed as Conservative candidate for Queens Riding . The Queens County Advance . May 12, 2009 . 2014-06-08 . dead . https://archive.today/20140608045800/http://www.theadvance.ca/Business/2009-05-12/article-613439/Morash-acclaimed-as-Conservative-candidate-for-Queens-Riding/1 . June 8, 2014 .
  7. Web site: PC mood subdued on election night in Queens . The Queens County Advance . June 9, 2009 . 2014-06-08 . dead . https://archive.today/20140608045819/http://www.theadvance.ca/News/Regional/2009-06-09/article-614469/PC-mood-subdued-on-election-night-in-Queens/1 . June 8, 2014 .
  8. Web site: Queens MLA joins Queens premier in next provincial government . The Queens County Advance . June 9, 2009 . 2014-06-08 . dead . https://archive.today/20140608045755/http://www.theadvance.ca/News/Regional/2009-06-09/article-614213/Queens-MLA-joins-Queens-premier-in-next-provincial-government/1 . June 8, 2014 .
  9. Web site: Bruce Inglis gets PC nomination . https://archive.today/20140608045800/http://www.trurodaily.com/News/2013-06-04/article-3269768/Bruce-Inglis-gets-PC-nomination/1 . dead . June 8, 2014 . Truro Daily News . June 4, 2013 . 2014-06-08 .
  10. Web site: Ex-Tory cabinet minister seeks federal Conservative nomination . LighthouseNow . January 12, 2015 . 2015-04-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150221221440/http://www.lighthousenow.ca/News/View/327731-Ex-Tory-cabinet-minister-seeks-federal-Conservative-nomination . February 21, 2015 .
  11. Web site: South Shore-St. Margaret's CPC nominates Shelburne County man . https://archive.today/20150427024333/http://www.theadvance.ca/News/Local/2015-04-26/article-4125287/South-Shore-St.-Margarets-CPC-nominates-Shelburne-County-man/1 . dead . April 27, 2015 . The Advance . April 26, 2015 . 2015-04-26 .

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