Alan Mitchell (politician)

Alan E. Mitchell is a former Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Dartmouth-Cole Harbour in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1998. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.^[2]

The Honourable Alan Mitchell ECNS
MLA for Dartmouth-Cole Harbour
In office 1993–1998
Preceded by	new riding
Succeeded by	Darrell Dexter
Minister of Justice
In office April 2, 1997 – April 8, 1998
Preceded by	Jay Abbass
Succeeded by	Jim Smith
Personal details
Born	1945
Political party	Liberal
Occupation	Lawyer[1]

Mitchell was elected in the 1993 provincial election, defeating Progressive Conservative Michael MacDonald by almost 1,200 votes.^[3] He served as a backbench member of John Savage's government until April 2, 1997, when Savage appointed him to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Justice.^[1] Mitchell continued in the portfolio when Russell MacLellan took over as premier in July 1997.^[4] Mitchell was defeated by New Democrat Darrell Dexter when he ran for re-election in 1998.^[5][6][7]