Jim Barkhouse

James Alfred Barkhouse (born May 3, 1940) is a former hardware store owner and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg East and then Chester-St. Margaret's in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1984 to 1998 as a Liberal member.

Jim Barkhouse
MLA for Chester-St. Margaret's
In office
1993–1998
Preceded bynew riding
Succeeded byHinrich Bitter-Suermann
MLA for Lunenburg East
In office
1984–1993
Preceded byRon Barkhouse
Succeeded byriding dissolved
Personal details
Born (1940-05-03) May 3, 1940
Chester, Nova Scotia
Political partyLiberal

Early life and education

He was born in Chester, Nova Scotia[1] and studied at Acadia University.

Before politics

Barkhouse served in the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1958 to 1963 and worked at Sperry Gyroscope and Hermes Electronics. He was owner and manager of Reddens Hardware from 1971 to 1987.

Political career

Barkhouse entered provincial politics in the 1984 election, winning the Lunenburg East seat.[2] He was re-elected in the 1988 election.[3] In the 1993 election, Barkhouse was re-elected in the new riding of Chester-St. Margaret's.[4] On June 11, 1993, he was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Fisheries.[5] He retained the portfolio when Russell MacLellan took over as premier in July 1997.[6] Barkhouse was defeated when he ran for re-election in 1998.[7][8]

References
  2. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. p. 106. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2014-11-22.
  3. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1988. p. 110. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-11-22.
  4. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. p. 60. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-11-22.
  5. "Historic Liberal cabinet sworn in". The Chronicle Herald. June 12, 1993. Archived from the original on August 30, 2000. Retrieved 2014-11-22.
  6. "MacLellan makeover". The Chronicle Herald. July 19, 1997. Archived from the original on February 4, 1998. Retrieved 2014-11-22.
  7. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1998 (Chester-St. Margaret's)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1998. Retrieved 2014-11-22.
  8. "Six cabinet ministers shelved". The Chronicle Herald. March 25, 1998. Archived from the original on November 25, 2004. Retrieved 2014-11-22.


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