Robbie Harrison Explained

Robbie Harrison
Office:MLA for Kings South
Term Start:1993
Term End:1999
Predecessor:Derrick Kimball
Successor:David Morse
Term Start2:December 16, 1998
Term End2:August 16, 1999
Successor2:Michael Baker
Party:Liberal
Occupation:Teacher

Robert "Robbie" S. Harrison (born 1948) is a Canadian politician and educator. He represented Kings South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1999 as a Liberal member.[1]

Harrison was educated at Acadia University.[2] He was a school teacher and principal of the Coldbrook School. He was a member of the board of governors for Acadia University and the board of trustees for Eastern Kings Memorial Hospital.[2]

Harrison entered provincial politics in the 1993 election, defeating former Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Harry How by 128 votes in the Kings South riding.[3] [4] On June 11, 1993, Harrison was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Environment.[5] In March 1995, he was moved to Minister of the Economic RenewalAgency.[6] On June 27, 1996, Harrison became Minister of Education and Culture,[7] a job he kept when Russell MacLellan took over as premier in July 1997.[8]

Harrison was re-elected in the 1998 election.[9] [10] On April 8, 1998, he was retained as Minister of Education and Culture, but was also given the additional responsibility for sport and recreation, and science and technology.[11] In December 1998, MacLellan shuffled his cabinet, moving Harrison from Education to Attorney General and Minister of Justice, and also naming him Minister of Business and Consumer Services, while retaining the minor roles he had been given following the election.[12] In the 1999 election, Harrison was defeated by Progressive Conservative David Morse.[13] Following his defeat, Harrison returned the field of education.[14]

Following Stephen McNeil's election as premier in the 2013 election, Harrison served as a member of his transition team.[15]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electoral History for Kings South. Nova Scotia Legislative Library. 2018-04-04.
  2. Web site: Cabinet biography. Government of Nova Scotia. 2015-06-19. https://web.archive.org/web/19990417192647/http://www.gov.ns.ca/just/minister.htm. April 17, 1999.
  3. Web site: Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993. Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. 119. 2014-11-21.
  4. News: Politician's folksy manner masked a keen mind. The Globe and Mail. February 8, 2001.
  5. Web site: Historic Liberal cabinet sworn in. The Chronicle Herald. June 12, 1993. 2014-11-21. 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.
  6. News: Savage plays musical chairs with Cabinet, adds O'Malley. The Chronicle Herald. March 21, 1995.
  7. Web site: Premier shuffles cabinet. Government of Nova Scotia. June 27, 1996. 2014-11-21.
  8. Web site: MacLellan makeover. The Chronicle Herald. July 19, 1997. 2014-11-21. https://web.archive.org/web/19980204071951/http://www.herald.ns.ca/specialevents/libleader/stories/970719100.html. February 4, 1998.
  9. Web site: Election Returns, 1998 (Kings South). Elections Nova Scotia. 2014-11-21.
  10. Web site: Grit veterans swept away by 'orange tide'. The Chronicle Herald. March 25, 1998. 2014-11-21. 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.
  11. Web site: A cabinet with four legs. The Chronicle Herald. April 9, 1998. 2014-11-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20050123224339/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1998%2F04%2F09+214.raw+PE98Apr9+2. January 23, 2005. dead.
  12. Web site: Premier MacLellan shuffles cabinet. Government of Nova Scotia. December 11, 1998. 2014-11-21.
  13. Web site: Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1999 (Kings South). Elections Nova Scotia. 1999. November 21, 2014.
  14. Web site: Defeated MLAs lining up new jobs. The Chronicle Herald. July 30, 1999. 2014-11-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20050124083038/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1999%2F07%2F30+210.raw+PE99Jul30+2. January 24, 2005. dead.
  15. Web site: First day on the job. The Chronicle Herald. October 9, 2013. November 4, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20141201213425/http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1159504-first-day-on-the-job. December 1, 2014.

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