Guy LeBlanc (politician)

Guy LeBlanc
MLA for Clare
In office
1984–1993
Preceded by Chester Melanson
Succeeded by Wayne Gaudet
Personal details
Born May 2, 1950
Saulnierville, Nova Scotia
Political party Progressive Conservative

Guy Joseph LeBlanc (born May 2, 1950)[1] is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Clare in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1984 to 1993. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.

Born in Saulnierville, Nova Scotia,[1] LeBlanc was first elected in the 1984 provincial election,[2] and re-elected in 1988.[3] He was defeated by Liberal Wayne Gaudet when he ran for re-election in 1993.[4][5] LeBlanc served in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Environment,[6] Minister of Transportation,[7] Minister of Community Services,[8] and Minister of Education.[9] LeBlanc attempted a political comeback in the 1998 election,[10] but was again defeated by Gaudet.[11][12] In October 2000, LeBlanc was named regional education officer responsible for both the Acadian and Annapolis Valley Regional School Boards.[9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Guy LeBlanc fonds". Archives Canada. Retrieved 2014-10-25.
  2. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984". Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
  3. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988". Elections Nova Scotia. 1988. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
  4. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993". Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
  5. ↑ "Liberal sweep claims cabinet ministers". The Chronicle Herald. May 26, 1993. Archived from the original on March 9, 2000. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
  6. ↑ "Minister quits on eve of cabinet swearing-in". The Globe and Mail. November 27, 1985.
  7. ↑ "N.S. attorney-general gets less-prominent job". The Globe and Mail. February 5, 1987.
  8. ↑ "Contoversial minister returns as Buchanan shuffles cabinet". The Globe and Mail. December 24, 1988.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Former Tory cabinet member gets new job". CBC News. October 12, 2000. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
  10. ↑ "Heavyweights duke it out in Acadian ridings". The Chronicle Herald. March 7, 1998. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
  11. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1998 (Clare)". Elections Nova Scotia. 1998. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
  12. ↑ "Grit veterans swept away by 'orange tide'". The Chronicle Herald. March 25, 1998. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-08.