| Leonard L. Pace | |
| Birth Date: | 27 April 1928 |
| Birth Place: | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Death Place: | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Office1: | MLA for Halifax St. Margarets |
| Term Start1: | 1970 |
| Term End1: | 1978 |
| Predecessor1: | D. C. McNeil |
| Successor1: | Jerry Lawrence |
| Residence: | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Party: | Liberal |
| Occupation: | Lawyer |
Leonard Lawson Pace, (April 27, 1928 – March 23, 1991) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Halifax St. Margarets in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1978. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]
Pace was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He attended Acadia University and Dalhousie University, earning a Bachelor of Laws degree from the latter in 1953. He later entered into law practice and was made a member of the Queen's Counsel. In 1951, he married Jean Shirley McFayden.[2] He died in Halifax on March 23, 1991.[3] [4]
Pace entered provincial politics in the 1970 election, defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent D. C. McNeil in the Halifax St. Margarets riding.[5] He was re-elected in the 1974 election.[6] He served in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as attorney general, minister of labour, minister of highways, and minister of mines.[2] On April 21, 1978, Pace was appointed to the appeal division of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia.[2] [7]