| David Morse | |
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| David Morse while attending a Junior Achievement conference in 2009 | |
| MLA for Kings South | |
| In office 1999–2009 |
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| Preceded by | Robbie Harrison |
| Succeeded by | Ramona Jennex |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 31, 1954 |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
David Morse (born October 31, 1954) is a politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented the electoral district of Kings South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2009 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.
Morse was a self-employed life and disability insurance broker before running for politics in 1999.
First elected in 1999, Morse was re-elected in the 2003 and 2006 elections. Previous cabinet duties included Minister of Environment and Labour, Minister of Community Services, Minister of Natural Resources and Minister of Emergency Management. He has also been the Minister responsible for the Disabled Persons' Commission Act.
On October 27, 2010, Morse announced that was he was seeking the Conservative Party of Canada nomination in the riding of Kings—Hants for the 2011 federal election.[1] He became the candidate on January 6, 2011, winning the nomination by acclamation.[2]
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Morse and his wife, Lynn Morse, have five children, three of whom are in the military.