| John MacDonell | |
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| John MacDonell, MLA | |
| MLA for Hants East | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Carruthers |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office June 19, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Mark Parent |
| Minister of Natural Resources | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office June 19, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Carolyn Bolivar-Getson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 2, 1956 [1] Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Political party | NDP |
John MacDonell (born April 2, 1956) is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. He was first elected in the 1998 election, and was re-elected in 1999, 2003, 2006 and 2009. Following the 2009 election, he was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Natural Resources.[2]
Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of Alfred C. MacDonell and Kathleen T. Gordon,[1] MacDonell was educated at Acadia University and Saint Mary's University.[2] Before entering politics, he worked on a dairy farm and taught biology at Hants East Rural High School from 1985 to 1998.[1]
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