Kennie MacAskill

Kennie MacAskill
MLA for Victoria
In office 1988–2003
Preceded by	Fisher Hudson
Succeeded by	riding dissolved
Personal details
Born	(1933-08-12) August 12, 1933 (age 91) Englishtown, Nova Scotia[1]
Political party	Liberal
Residence(s)	Englishtown, Nova Scotia

Kenneth MacAskill (born August 12, 1933) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Victoria in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1988 to 2003. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.

Born in 1933,[2] MacAskill is a graduate of the Nova Scotia Institute of Technology where he obtained an interprovincial plumbing certificate.[3] For over 20 years, he operated his own plumbing and heating business in Englishtown, Nova Scotia.[3] MacAskill entered provincial politics in 1988, defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent Fisher Hudson to become the MLA for Victoria.[4] He was re-elected in 1993[5] and served as a backbencher in John Savage's government. On July 18, 1997, MacAskill was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Natural Resources.[6][7] Following his re-election in the 1998 election,[8] MacAskill retained the Natural Resources portfolio.[9] He was re-elected to a fourth term as MLA in the 1999 election,[10] and did not seek re-election in 2003.[11][12]

References

1. The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. P.G. Normandin. 1994. p. 765. ISBN 9780921925545.
2. "Minister of Natural Resources". Government of Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on May 7, 1999. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
3. "Liberal Caucus biography". Nova Scotia Liberal Caucus. Archived from the original on June 17, 2003. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
4. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1988. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
5. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
6. "MacLellan makeover". The Chronicle Herald. July 19, 1997. Archived from the original on February 4, 1998. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
7. "Four fresh horses". The Chronicle Herald. July 19, 1997. Archived from the original on February 4, 1998. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
8. "Election Returns, 1998 (Victoria)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
9. "A cabinet with four legs". The Chronicle Herald. April 9, 1998. Archived from the original on January 23, 2005. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
10. "Election Returns, 1999 (Victoria)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
11. "Veteran Liberal MLA leaving politics to spend time with his family". Cape Breton Post. May 11, 2002.
12. "2003 district profile: Victoria-The Lakes". CBC News. Retrieved 2014-09-29.