Carolyn Bolivar-Getson

The Honourable
Carolyn Bolivar-Getson
Mayor of the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 1, 2016
Preceded byDon Downe
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Lunenburg West
In office
August 5, 2003 – June 9, 2009
Preceded byDon Downe
Succeeded byGary Ramey
Personal details
Born (1964-02-10) February 10, 1964 (age 60)
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Occupationshopkeeper

Carolyn Bolivar-Getson (born February 10, 1964) is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Lunenburg West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2003 to 2009 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.[1]

Born in 1964 in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Bolivar-Getson graduated from Saint Mary's University with a Bachelor of Commerce degree.[2] She owned and operated a general store in Newcombville.[2] In 1997, she was elected as a municipal councillor in Lunenburg County.[2]

Bolivar-Getson entered provincial politics in the 2003 election, winning the Lunenburg West riding.[3] In August 2003, she was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Human Resources, Minister responsible for the Public Service Commission, and Minister responsible for the Advisory Council on the Status of Women Act.[4][5] When Rodney MacDonald took over as premier in February 2006, he named Bolivar-Getson as Minister of Environment and Labour.[6]

Following her re-election in 2006,[7] Bolivar-Getson was shuffled to Minister of Immigration.[8] She was given an additional role in cabinet in September 2007 when she was named the first Minister of Seniors.[9] In October 2007, Bolivar-Getson was dropped as Minister of Immigration, retaining roles in cabinet as Minister of Human Resources, Minister of Seniors, and Minister of Emergency Management.[10] In January 2009, Bolivar-Getson was named Minister of Natural Resources.[11] In the 2009 election, Bolivar-Getson was defeated by New Democrat Gary Ramey.[12][13]

In 2012, Bolivar-Getson returned to municipal politics, winning a council seat in the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg.[14]

In April 2016, Bolivar-Getson announced she would run for mayor of the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg in the 2016 municipal election.[15] On October 15, Bolivar-Getson was elected mayor, defeating Tom Lockwood by 154 votes.[16] Bolivar-Getson was sworn in on November 1, replacing Don Downe.[17] She was re-elected in the 2020 municipal election.[18] She lost her seat in the 2024 municipal election.[19]

References

  1. ^ "Electoral History for Lunenburg West" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Cabinet biography". Nova Scotia Legislature. Archived from the original on May 3, 2009.
  3. ^ "Lunenburg West". CBC News. August 5, 2003. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  4. ^ "New faces, new jobs among 15 in cabinet". The Chronicle Herald. August 16, 2003. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005.
  5. ^ "A cabinet of collaboration". The Chronicle Herald. August 19, 2003. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005.
  6. ^ "MacDonald mixes cabinet with old and new". CBC News. February 23, 2006. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  7. ^ "Lunenburg West". CBC News. June 13, 2006. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  8. ^ "MacDonald's expanded cabinet has 3 rookies". CBC News. June 26, 2006. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  9. ^ "N.S. seniors get their own government department". CBC News. September 10, 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  10. ^ "Bolivar-Getson demoted". The Chronicle Herald. October 24, 2007. Archived from the original on October 26, 2007.
  11. ^ "Time for a change". The Chronicle Herald. January 8, 2009. Archived from the original on January 22, 2009.
  12. ^ "Nine Tory cabinet ministers bounced". The Chronicle Herald. June 10, 2009. Archived from the original on June 13, 2009.
  13. ^ "Lunenburg West". CBC News. June 9, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  14. ^ "Downe elected to second term in MODL". CKBW news. October 21, 2012. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  15. ^ "MODL Councillor Carolyn Bolivar-Getson Announces Run for Mayor". CKBW news. April 5, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  16. ^ "Bolivar-Getson edges past Lockwood to become mayor of MODL". LighthouseNow. October 19, 2016. Archived from the original on December 27, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  17. ^ "MODL: Bolivar-Getson sworn-in as first ever female mayor". CKBW news. November 1, 2016. Archived from the original on December 27, 2016.
  18. ^ "Record-setting number of women elected in District of Lunenburg". SaltWire Network. October 18, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  19. ^ "Many municipal leaders defeated in Saturday's election". CBC News. October 20, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.