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Jack MacIsaac
Canadian politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John A. "Jack" MacIsaac (born June 23, 1939) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Pictou Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1977 to 1993. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]
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Early life
MacIsaac was born in 1939 at Inverness, Nova Scotia.[2] He was an insurance agent in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia,[3]
Political career
MacIsaac entered provincial politics in 1977, winning a by-election for the Pictou Centre riding.[4][5] MacIsaac was re-elected in the 1978 election,[6] that resulted in a majority government for the Progressive Conservatives led by John Buchanan.[7] He was re-elected in the 1981,[8] 1984,[9] and 1988 general elections.[10]
When Buchanan was sworn in as premier on October 5, 1978, he appointed MacIsaac to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Social Services.[11] He later served in cabinet as Minister of Municipal Affairs,[12] Minister of Labour,[13] Minister of Transportation,[14] Minister of Tourism,[15] Minister of Lands and Forests,[16] and Minister of Mines and Energy.[17]
MacIsaac quit the cabinet in February 1991,[18] and did not seek re-election in the 1993 election.[19]
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