Richie Mann
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Richie Mann is a retired prominent politician in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Richie began his working life in 1971 with pulp and paper giant Stora Forest Industries. He was employed at the Cape Breton Mill as an industrial pipefitter/steamfitter from 1971 until 1988. While at Stora, he served as a steward with Local 972 of the Canadian Papermaker's Union.
In 1985, Richie was elected as a Councillor to the Municipality of the County of Richmond. From 1985 to 1988, he was the Deputy Warden of the municipal government and served on all committees of the council.
In 1988, Richie was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as the MLA for Richmond County. He was a member of the official opposition and served in a number of critic responsibilities from 1988 to 1993. In 1993, Richie was re-elected with the largest majority ever recorded in the history of Richmond County.
Richie was sworn in as a member of the Cabinet in June 1993. He served the government as Minister of Transportation and Public Works and later as Minister of Economic Development and Tourism. In addition, he was the Government House Leader from 1993-1997, a member of the Priorities and Planning Committee, and Chair of the Government Legislation Committee.
Richie resigned from the Legislature in 1998 and later that year he founded Corporate Strategic Consulting, an independent consulting firm specializing in government relations, issues management and research. He is currently involved in the Melford Terminal project, a large marine terminal port to be built on the Strait of Canso in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.
On the personal side, he holds the Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League record for home runs in a season, set in 1977. He was inducted into the NS Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997. Richie was the creator and organizer of the Richie Mann Invitational Golf Tournament, one of the largest one-day charity golf events in Canada. The proceeds are donated to the Breast Cancer Foundation and over the years have contributed more than $500,000 to support finding a cure for Breast Cancer.
