Andy Scott (politician)
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| Hon. Robert Andrew Keith Scott | |
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Member of Parliament
for Fredericton |
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| Assumed office 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Bud Bird |
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| Born | March 16, 1955 Barker's Point, New Brunswick |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Denise (Cameron) Scott |
| Residence | Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| Profession | public servant |
Robert Andrew "Andy" Keith Scott, PC, MP (born March 16, 1955 in Barker's Point, New Brunswick) is a Liberal Member of the Canadian Parliament representing Fredericton, New Brunswick. He was a member the Cabinet of Canada, most recently serving as the eighteenth Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (2004-2006).
In the late 1980s he was a senior civil servant with the provincial Liberal government of Frank McKenna. He ran for in the 1993 federal election, and won convincingly, becoming the first Liberal MP elected from Fredericton in 40 years.
He was re-elected in the 1997 election and was named Solicitor General of Canada. In 1998, New Democratic Party MP Dick Proctor said he overheard Scott on an airplane talking about several sensitive national matters, including the then-ongoing Vancouver Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) inquiry. Scott was alleged to have stated that several Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers (who had used pepper spray against protesters) would take the blame at the end of it all. He denied prejudging the outcome, but later resigned his post as Solicitor General.
In a bizarre incident in the fall of 2003, Scott was hospitalised after being physically assaulted by a constituent angry over his government's support for same sex marriage.
Scott returned to the Cabinet in December 2003, when he was named Minister of State for Infrastructure by Paul Martin. Following the 2004 federal election he was promoted to the position of Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.
Scott has a wife, Denise Cameron Scott, and three children, Nathan, Nicholas and ,as of February 8th 2006,Noah.
On March 5, 2007, he announced that he would not seek reelection in the next federal election.
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| 27th Ministry - Government of Paul Martin | ||
| Cabinet Posts (2) | ||
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| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Andy Mitchell | Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (2004–2006) |
Jim Prentice |
| Minister of State (Infrastructure) (2003–2004) |
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| Special Cabinet Responsibilities | ||
| Predecessor | Title | Successor |
| Denis Coderre | Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians (2004–2006) |
Jim Prentice |
| 26th Ministry - Government of Jean Chrétien | ||
| Cabinet Posts (1) | ||
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Herb Gray | Solicitor General of Canada (1997–1998) |
Lawrence MacAulay |
| Parliament of Canada | ||
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| Preceded by Bud Bird, Progressive Conservative |
Member of Parliament for Fredericton 1993-present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
