Tim Olive

Timothy A. Olive (born 19 December 1946) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Dartmouth South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2003. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.^[1]

The Honourable Tim Olive ECNS
MLA for Dartmouth South
In office 1999–2003
Preceded by	Don Chard
Succeeded by	riding dissolved
Personal details
Born	(1946-12-19) 19 December 1946 (age 78) London, England, UK
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Residence	Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Occupation	Businessman

Born in 1946 at London, England, Olive is a businessman in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.^[2] Olive was nominated as the Progressive Conservative candidate for Dartmouth South in the 1999 election.^[3] On 27 July 1999, Olive was elected MLA, defeating New Democrat incumbent Don Chard by 645 votes.^[4][5] On 18 August 1999, Olive was named chair of the government's caucus.^[6]

On 17 June 2002, Olive was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Natural Resources and Minister responsible for the Emergency Measures Act.^[7] Olive was defeated by New Democrat Marilyn More when he ran for re-election in 2003, losing by more than 1,000 votes in the new riding of Dartmouth South-Portland Valley.^[8][9][10] Olive ran again in the 2006 election, but was again defeated by More.^[11]

Prior to June 2012, Olive served as the Executive Director of the Downtown Dartmouth Business Commission.^[12]