Kennie MacAskill | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Victoria | |
| In office 1988–2003 | |
| Preceded by | Fisher Hudson |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 12, 1933 Englishtown, Nova Scotia[1] |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Englishtown, Nova Scotia |
Kenneth MacAskill (born August 12, 1933) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Victoria in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1988 to 2003. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
Born in 1933,[2] MacAskill is a graduate of the Nova Scotia Institute of Technology where he obtained an interprovincial plumbing certificate.[3] For over 20 years, he operated his own plumbing and heating business in Englishtown, Nova Scotia.[3] MacAskill entered provincial politics in 1988, defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent Fisher Hudson to become the MLA for Victoria.[4] He was re-elected in 1993[5] and served as a backbencher in John Savage's government. On July 18, 1997, MacAskill was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Natural Resources.[6][7] Following his re-election in the 1998 election,[8] MacAskill retained the Natural Resources portfolio.[9] He was re-elected to a fourth term as MLA in the 1999 election,[10] and did not seek re-election in 2003.[11][12]
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- ^ "Minister of Natural Resources". Government of Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on May 7, 1999. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
- ^ a b "Liberal Caucus biography". Nova Scotia Liberal Caucus. Archived from the original on June 17, 2003. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1988. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
- ^ "MacLellan makeover". The Chronicle Herald. July 19, 1997. Archived from the original on February 4, 1998. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
- ^ "Four fresh horses". The Chronicle Herald. July 19, 1997. Archived from the original on February 4, 1998. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
- ^ "Election Returns, 1998 (Victoria)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
- ^ "A cabinet with four legs". The Chronicle Herald. April 9, 1998. Archived from the original on January 23, 2005. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
- ^ "Election Returns, 1999 (Victoria)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
- ^ "Veteran Liberal MLA leaving politics to spend time with his family". Cape Breton Post. May 11, 2002.
- ^ "2003 district profile: Victoria-The Lakes". CBC News. Retrieved 2014-09-29.