Laird Stirling

Laird Stirling
MLA for Dartmouth North
In office
1978–1988
Preceded by Glen M. Bagnell
Succeeded by Sandy Jolly
Personal details
Born August 22, 1938
Noranda, Quebec
Political party Progressive Conservative
Residence Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Occupation minister
Religion United Church

R. Laird Stirling (born August 22, 1938) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Dartmouth North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1988. He is a member of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party.[1]

Stirling was born in Noranda, Quebec. He attended the Atlantic School of Theology and McMaster University. He is a minister and has also worked as a hospital chaplain. He is married to Carolyn Wilson.[2]

Stirling entered provincial politics in the 1978 election, defeating Liberal cabinet minister Glen Bagnell by over 1,600 votes in Dartmouth North.[3] In June 1979, Stirling was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Social Services.[2][4] He was re-elected in the 1981 election,[5] and was moved to Minister of Consumer Affairs in December 1981.[6][7] Following his re-election in 1984,[8] Stirling continued to serve as Minister of Cumsumer Affairs until February 1987, when he was moved to Minister of Environment.[9] In November 1987, Stirling was shuffled again, becoming Minister of Municipal Affairs.[10][11] He was defeated when he ran for re-election in 1988, losing to Liberal Sandy Jolly by 121 votes.[12][13]

References

  1. ↑ "Electoral History for Dartmouth North". Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 215. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
  3. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1978". Elections Nova Scotia. 1978. p. 57. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  4. ↑ "Called out of control, Government of N.S. gets radical surgery". The Globe and Mail. June 23, 1979.
  5. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981". Elections Nova Scotia. 1981. p. 61. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  6. ↑ "9 Nova Scotia ministers moved to new portfolios". The Montreal Gazette. news.google.com. December 11, 1981. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  7. ↑ "Nine N.S. ministers change titles". The Globe and Mail. December 12, 1981.
  8. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984". Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. p. 63. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  9. ↑ "N.S. attorney-general gets less-prominent job". The Globe and Mail. February 5, 1987.
  10. ↑ "Buchanan shuffles his cabinet". The Globe and Mail. November 25, 1987.
  11. ↑ "Shuffle seen as move to help ministers". The Globe and Mail. November 26, 1987.
  12. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988". Elections Nova Scotia. 1988. p. 65. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  13. ↑ "Nova Scotia Tories win thin majority". The Globe and Mail. September 7, 1988.