Brooke Taylor | |
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Member of the
Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley | |
In office May 25, 1993 – July 9, 2009 | |
Preceded by | Ken Streatch |
Succeeded by | Gary Burrill |
Personal details | |
Born | Musquodoboit Valley | June 21, 1950
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Brooke Taylor (born June 21, 1950) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 2009. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.
Born in Musquodoboit Valley, Nova Scotia, Taylor was elected to Halifax County Council in 1991. [1] He was first elected provincially in a November 1993 by-election. [2] [3] He was re-elected in the 1998, [4] 1999, [5] and 2003 general elections. [6] In February 2006, Taylor was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Natural Resources. [7] [8] Taylor was re-elected in the 2006 election, [9] and named Minister of Agriculture in a post-election cabinet shuffle. [10] In January 2009, Taylor was shuffled again, becoming Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal. [11]
On May 5, 2009, Taylor announced he was not reoffering in the 2009 election. [1] At the time of his retirement he was the longest continuous serving Progressive Conservative MLA. [12]
Brooke Taylor | |
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Member of the
Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley | |
In office May 25, 1993 – July 9, 2009 | |
Preceded by | Ken Streatch |
Succeeded by | Gary Burrill |
Personal details | |
Born | Musquodoboit Valley | June 21, 1950
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Brooke Taylor (born June 21, 1950) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 2009. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.
Born in Musquodoboit Valley, Nova Scotia, Taylor was elected to Halifax County Council in 1991. [1] He was first elected provincially in a November 1993 by-election. [2] [3] He was re-elected in the 1998, [4] 1999, [5] and 2003 general elections. [6] In February 2006, Taylor was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Natural Resources. [7] [8] Taylor was re-elected in the 2006 election, [9] and named Minister of Agriculture in a post-election cabinet shuffle. [10] In January 2009, Taylor was shuffled again, becoming Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal. [11]
On May 5, 2009, Taylor announced he was not reoffering in the 2009 election. [1] At the time of his retirement he was the longest continuous serving Progressive Conservative MLA. [12]