Jay Abbass

Jay Abbass
MLA for Halifax Chebucto
In office
1993–1998
Preceded byAlexa McDonough
Succeeded byHoward Epstein
Personal details
Born1957
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Political partyLiberal

Jay Abbass (born 1957) is a lawyer, businessman, former stockbroker and former political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax Chebucto in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1998 as a Liberal member.

Early life

He was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick and was educated at Saint Mary's University and Dalhousie University.

Political career

Abbass was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the provincial assembly in the 1988 election, finishing third in the Halifax Citadel riding.[1] In the 1993 election, he defeated New Democrat Eileen O'Connell by 106 votes in the Halifax Chebucto riding.[2] He served in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Labour,[3] Minister of Human Resources,[4] Minister of Justice and Attorney General.[5] Abbass resigned from cabinet on April 1, 1997, and announced he was not running in the next election.[6][7]

After politics

Abbass was named to the board of governors for Dalhousie University in 2006.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1988. p. 81. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
  2. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. p. 97. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
  3. ^ "Historic Liberal cabinet sworn in". The Chronicle Herald. June 12, 1993. Archived from the original on August 30, 2000. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  4. ^ "Savage plays musical chairs with Cabinet, adds O'Malley". The Chronicle Herald. March 21, 1995.
  5. ^ "Premier shuffles cabinet". Government of Nova Scotia. June 27, 1996. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
  6. ^ "Jay Abbass steps down, Alan Mitchell new Justice Minister". Government of Nova Scotia. April 1, 1997. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
  7. ^ "Cabinet minister quits". The Globe and Mail. April 2, 1997.
  8. ^ Mr. Jay Abbass, Governor in Council Appointee, Dalhousie University Board of Governors. Retrieved 2014-10-27.