Alfie MacLeod

Alfie MacLeod
Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
In office
2007–2009
Preceded by Cecil Clarke
Succeeded by Charlie Parker
MLA for Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg
Incumbent
Assumed office
2013
Preceded by riding established
MLA for Cape Breton West
In office
2006–2013
Preceded by Russell MacKinnon
Succeeded by riding dissolved
In office
1995–1998
Preceded by Russell MacKinnon
Succeeded by Russell MacKinnon
Personal details
Born March 10, 1956
Political party Progressive Conservative
Spouse(s) Shirley
Residence Gabarus Lake, Nova Scotia
Occupation community relations manager

Alfred Wallace MacLeod (born March 10, 1956) is a Canadian politician. He currently represents the electoral district of Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. He is a member of the Progressive Conservatives.

From 1976 to 1995, he worked a variety of positions with the Cape Breton Development Corporation.

First elected in an October 1995 by-election,[1] MacLeod was defeated when he ran for re-election in the 1998 election.[2]

In the 2000 federal election, MacLeod was the Progressive Conservative candidate in the electoral district of Bras d'Or-Cape Breton. He lost to Liberal Rodger Cuzner, finishing second, ahead of NDP incumbent Michelle Dockrill.[3][4]

MacLeod served as Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2007 to 2009.

Family

Married to the former Shirley MacDonald; they have three children.

References

  1. ↑ "Liberal hold broken". The Globe and Mail, October 11, 1995.
  2. ↑ "Grit veterans swept away by 'orange tide'". The Chronicle Herald. March 25, 1998. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
  3. ↑ "Cuzner pushes out Dockrill from Bras d'Or seat". CBC News. November 28, 2000. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
  4. ↑ "Liberals stage C.B. comeback". The Chronicle Herald. November 28, 2000. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-09-29.

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