Ross Landry Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Ross Landry
Birth Place:Trenton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Constituency Am:Pictou Centre
Assembly:Nova Scotia House of
Term Start:June 19, 2009
Term End:October 8, 2013
Predecessor:Pat Dunn
Successor:Pat Dunn
Office2:Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Provincial Secretary of Nova Scotia
Term Start2:June 19, 2009
Term End2:October 22, 2013
Predecessor2:Cecil Clarke
Successor2:Lena Diab
Party:New Democrat
Occupation:police officer

Peter Ross Landry is a retired Canadian police officer and politician.

Early life and career

Landry was born in Trenton, Nova Scotia.[1] He served in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for 34 years.[2]

Political career

In December 2008, Landry won the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party (NDP) nomination in the provincial riding of Pictou Centre.[3] Landry was elected in the 2009 provincial election[4] and represented the riding until his defeat in the 2013 provincial election.[5]

Landry was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia on June 19, 2009 where he served as Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Nova Scotia until October 22, 2013.[6]

On July 13, 2015, Landry announced that he was seeking the New Democratic Party nomination in the Central Nova riding for the 42nd Canadian federal election.[7] [8] He won the nomination on July 26; in the election on October 19, he finished in third place behind Liberal Sean Fraser and Conservative Fred DeLorey.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Honourable Ross Landry . live . . . . https://web.archive.org/web/20220613015046/https://nslegislature.ca/members/profiles/ross-landry/history . June 13, 2022 . April 21, 2024 .
  2. News: Laroche . Jean . July 13, 2015 . Former MLA Ross Landry to seek federal NDP nomination in Central Nova . live . . https://web.archive.org/web/20160327194152/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/former-mla-ross-landry-to-seek-federal-ndp-nomination-in-central-nova-1.3149504 . March 27, 2016 . April 21, 2024.
  3. Web site: RCMP officer hands in badge, tosses hat into political ring. The News. December 20, 2008. 2024-01-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055342/http://www.ngnews.ca/News/Regional/2008-12-20/article-331433/RCMP-officer-hands-in-badge%2C-tosses-hat-into-political-ring/1. March 4, 2016.
  4. Web site: Landry rides orange wave to the top. The News. June 10, 2009. 2024-01-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20140906085148/http://www.ngnews.ca/News/Regional/2009-06-10/article-328571/Landry-rides-orange-wave-to-the-top/1. September 6, 2014.
  5. Web site: PC's Pat Dunn regains Pictou Centre seat. The News. October 8, 2013. 2024-01-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20140906084846/http://www.ngnews.ca/?controllerName=article&page=1&contextId=3421956. September 6, 2014.
  6. Web site: Atlantic Canada's 1st NDP government takes office in Nova Scotia. CBC News. June 19, 2009. 2014-09-06.
  7. Web site: Former MLA Ross Landry to seek federal NDP nomination in Central Nova. CBC News. July 13, 2015. 2015-07-13.
  8. Web site: Ross Landry announces his candidacy for federal NDP in riding of Central Nova. Metro. Halifax. July 13, 2015. 2024-01-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20150714033957/http://metronews.ca/news/halifax/1424713/former-nova-scotia-justice-minister-ross-landry-to-run-for-federal-ndp-in-central-nova/. July 14, 2015.
  9. Web site: Central Nova Liberals, NDP and Conservatives pick candidates. CBC News. July 26, 2015. 2015-07-27.

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