Leroy Legere

Leroy Legere
MLA for Yarmouth
In office
1988–1993
Preceded by Alex McIntosh
Succeeded by Richie Hubbard
Personal details
Political party Progressive Conservative
Residence Arcadia, Nova Scotia[1]

Joseph Leroy Legere[2] is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Yarmouth in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1988 to 1993. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.

Legere was elected in the 1988 election, defeating former Liberal MLA Fraser Mooney by 341 votes in the Yarmouth riding.[3][4] He served in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Labour and Minister of Fisheries.[5] He was Minister of Labour at the time of the Westray Mine disaster. His department was responsible for safety at the mine, and Legere faced criticism over his handling of the disaster.[6] He was removed as Minister of Labour in November 1992, but kept the fisheries portfolio.[5] In the 1993 election, he was defeated by Liberal Richie Hubbard.[7][8]

Following his defeat, he returned to the education field, and served as one of the two directors of schools for the Southwest Regional School Board.[9] In June 2000, the Government of Nova Scotia divided the Southwest Regional School Board into two district boards, and Legere was named the chief executive officer for both the new Tri-County District School Board and the new South Shore District School Board.[10] He also served as Regional Education Officer for the Nova Scotia Department of Education.[1] In April 2013, Legere was appointed to the federal government's Social Security Tribunal, which handles all EI, Social Security and Canada Pension Plan appeals.[11]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Government of Canada announces Murielle Brazeau as new Social Security Tribunal Chairperson". Government of Canada. March 13, 2013. Retrieved 2014-11-08.
  2. ↑ "Electoral History for Yarmouth". Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2014-11-08.
  3. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988". Elections Nova Scotia. 1988. Retrieved 2014-11-08.
  4. ↑ "Buchanan's 'new PCs' same old faces". The Globe and Mail. September 8, 1988.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Minister shuffled". The Globe and Mail. November 20, 1992.
  6. ↑ "N.S. Premier lashes out at Labour Minister's critics". The Globe and Mail. May 26, 1992.
  7. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993". Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. Retrieved 2014-11-08.
  8. ↑ "Liberal sweep claims cabinet ministers". The Chronicle Herald. May 26, 1993. Archived from the original on August 30, 2000. Retrieved 2014-11-08.
  9. ↑ "Soutwest pilot projects appointments". Government of Nova Scotia. June 29, 2000. Retrieved 2014-11-08.
  10. ↑ "NS introduces new school board". CBC News. Retrieved 2014-11-08.
  11. ↑ "Legere's appointment as member of EI tribunal draws fire". The Chronicle Herald. April 8, 2013. Retrieved 2014-11-08.