Brian Skabar | |
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MLA for Cumberland North | |
In office June 9, 2009 –October 8, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Ernie Fage |
Succeeded by | Terry Farrell |
Personal details | |
Born | Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada | February 25,1952
Political party | New Democrat |
Residence(s) | Amherst,Nova Scotia,Canada |
Brian Skabar (born February 25,1952) is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2009 provincial election. Skabar won the riding of Cumberland North for the New Democratic Party. [1] He obtained 40 per cent of the popular vote and was the first NDP candidate ever elected in the district.
A resident of Amherst since 1988,Skabar is a retired public servant. He spent the majority of his government career as a social worker and also in management positions with Health Canada and Indigenous &Northern Affairs Canada,formerly known as Indian &Northern Affairs Canada. [1]
On June 29,2009,Skabar was appointed Ministerial Assistant to the Nova Scotia Office of Aboriginal Affairs, [2] and on March 15,2013 he was appointed Ministerial Assistant of Intergovernmental Relations and Nova Scotia/New Brunswick Co-operation. [3]
In the 2013 election,Skabar finished third in Cumberland North,losing the seat to Liberal Terry Farrell. [4] [5]
In the 2016 Amherst municipal election Skabar ran for mayor,however he lost to David Kogan. [6]
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