Gordie Gosse
| Gordie Gosse MLA | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly | |
| In office January 19, 2011 – October 24, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Charlie Parker |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Murphy |
| MLA for Sydney-Whitney Pier | |
| In office August 5, 2003 – present | |
| Preceded by | Paul MacEwan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Susan |
| Children | two sons |
| Residence | Whitney Pier, Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| Occupation | youth worker |
Gordon Gosse, Jr. is a Canadian politician who has represented the electoral district of Sydney-Whitney Pier in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly since 2013 and the former electoral district of Cape Breton Nova from 2003-2013 as a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.
A native of Sydney's Whitney Pier neighbourhood, Gosse is a third generation steel worker, having worked for Sydney Steel Corporation for 18 years. An amateur athlete, Gosse also worked as a youth worker and served as Executive Director of the Whitney Pier Youth Club for 10 years.[1] Gosse was an active member of the Whitney Pier Memorial Junior High School Advisory Council, the Youth Resource Association, the Health Studies Working Group (Joint Action Group), the Community Health and Safety Advisory Committee, and the Board of Directors of the local YMCA.
Political career
In 2003 Gosse successfully ran for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party nomination in the riding of Cape Breton Nova. He was elected in the 2003 provincial election, achieving 44.54% of the vote and winning by a margin of 74 votes.[2] He was re-elected in the 2006 provincial election with 60.92%, an increase of 2521 votes.[3] He was re-elected in the 2009 provincial election with 71.07% and a margin of 3186 votes over his closest challenger.[4][5] The riding of Cape Breton Nova was abolished following the 2012 electoral boundaries review. Gosse was re-elected in the new riding of Sydney-Whitney Pier in the 2013 provincial election with 49.37% and a margin of 550 votes over his closest challenger.
On January 19, 2011 Gosse was elected Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia and held that position until October 24, 2013.[6] While serving as Speaker, Gosse also served as Chair of the House of Assembly Management Commission as well as Chair of the Assembly Matters Committee. In appreciation for his work as Speaker of the House, Gosse was gifted a pair of boxing gloves signed by former Canadian heavyweight boxing champ, George Chuvalo from his legislature colleagues in all three political parties.[7] While serving as Speaker, Gosse implemented a strict policy banning the use of mobile devices, including smart phones in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly during Question Period, stating that he would order the Sergeant-at-Arms to confiscate any device should the rule be violated.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ "Whitney Pier Youth Club". whitneypier.org. Retrieved December 14, 2009.
- ↑ "Complete Poll By Poll Results - Cape Breton Nova". Elections Nova Scotia. August 5, 2003. Retrieved December 14, 2009.
- ↑ "Complete Poll By Poll Results - Cape Breton Nova". Elections Nova Scotia. June 13, 2006. Retrieved December 14, 2009.
- ↑ "Complete Poll By Poll Results - Cape Breton Nova". Elections Nova Scotia. June 9, 2009. Retrieved December 14, 2009.
- ↑ "Gosse wins in Nova; eager to be part of province’s first NDP government". Cape Breton Post. June 10, 2009. Retrieved December 14, 2009.
- ↑ "Gosse declared Speaker of N.S. legislature". CBC News. 19 January 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Gosse gets gift of gloves to gird up for House spats". The Chronicle Herald. April 29, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
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