John Gordon Leefe (born March 21, 1942) is an author, former teacher and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Queens in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1999 as a Progressive Conservative member.
He was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, the son of James G. Leefe and Helen G. Sancton,[1] and was educated at University of King's College (BA), the University of New Brunswick (BEd) and Dalhousie University (MA). In 1964, he married Nancy Morrison. Leefe taught school in Saint John and Halifax. He served on the province's Executive Council as Minister of Fisheries from 1983 to 1989, Minister of the Environment from 1989 to 1992 and Minister of Natural Resources from 1992 to 1993. Leefe also served as government house leader in 1991. He retired from politics in 1999. Leefe is a member of the board of governors for the University of King's College. He was elected mayor of the Region of Queens Municipality in 2000 and re-elected in 2004 and 2008. In 2010 he was elected to the Board of Directors of the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities. He has served on the National and Provincial Round Tables on the Environment and Economy and in 2011 was appointed to the Nova Scotia Round Table on the Environment and Sustainable Prosperity. In 2002 he was granted the degree of Doctor of Civil Law by the University of King's College[2]
Leefe was author of the following books: