John MacDonell (Nova Scotia politician)

John MacDonell (born April 2, 1956) is a Canadian retired educator and politician.

John MacDonell
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Hants East
In office
March 24, 1998 – October 8, 2013
Preceded byBob Carruthers
Succeeded byMargaret Miller
Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
In office
January 11, 2011 – October 22, 2013
PremierDarrell Dexter
Preceded byRamona Jennex
Succeeded byMark Furey
Minister of Agriculture
In office
January 11, 2011 – October 22, 2013
PremierDarrell Dexter
Preceded byMark Parent
Succeeded byKeith Colwell
Minister of Natural Resources
In office
June 19, 2009 – January 11, 2011
PremierDarrell Dexter
Preceded byCarolyn Bolivar-Getson
Succeeded byCharlie Parker
Personal details
Born (1956-04-02) April 2, 1956 [1]
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Political partyNDP
Occupationeducator

A native of Halifax, MacDonell was educated at Acadia University and Saint Mary's University.[2] MacDonell worked on a dairy farm and taught biology at Hants East Rural High School from 1985 to 1998.[1]

Political career

In 1998 MacDonell successfully ran for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party nomination in the riding of Hants East. He was elected in the 1998 provincial election and was re-elected in the 1999, 2003, 2006 and 2009 provincial elections.

In 2002, MacDonell was a candidate for the leadership of the Nova Scotia NDP.[3] At the leadership convention in June 2002, MacDonell was defeated by Darrell Dexter.[4]

On June 19, 2009 MacDonell was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia where he served first as Minister of Natural Resources until 2011 and then as Minister of Agriculture. MacDonell was defeated in the 2013 provincial election.[2]

References
  1. Mars-Proietti, Laura (2008). Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 2008. ISBN 978-1-59237-310-9.
  2. Cabinet of the Province of Nova Scotia Biography
  3. "MacDonell to take run at NDP leadership". The Chronicle Herald. March 5, 2002. Archived from the original on April 26, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
  4. "NDP sticks with Dexter". The Chronicle Herald. June 3, 2002. Archived from the original on April 26, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-04.


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