Kennie MacAskill

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.

Kennie MacAskill
MLA for Victoria
In office
1988–2003
Preceded byFisher Hudson
Succeeded byriding dissolved
Personal details
Born (1933-08-12) August 12, 1933
Englishtown, Nova Scotia[1]
Political partyLiberal
ResidenceEnglishtown, Nova Scotia

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]

References
  1. The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. P.G. Normandin. 1994. p. 765.
  2. "Minister of Natural Resources". Government of Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on May 7, 1999. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
  3. "Liberal Caucus biography". Nova Scotia Liberal Caucus. Archived from the original on June 17, 2003. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
  4. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1988. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
  5. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
  6. "MacLellan makeover". The Chronicle Herald. July 19, 1997. Archived from the original on February 4, 1998. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
  7. "Four fresh horses". The Chronicle Herald. July 19, 1997. Archived from the original on February 4, 1998. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
  8. "Election Returns, 1998 (Victoria)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
  9. "A cabinet with four legs". The Chronicle Herald. April 9, 1998. Archived from the original on January 23, 2005. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
  10. "Election Returns, 1999 (Victoria)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
  11. "Veteran Liberal MLA leaving politics to spend time with his family". Cape Breton Post. May 11, 2002.
  12. "2003 district profile: Victoria-The Lakes". CBC News. Retrieved 2014-09-29.


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