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Daniel Christmas | |
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| Senator for Nova Scotia | |
| In office December 6, 2016 –January 31, 2023 | |
| Nominated by | Justin Trudeau |
| Appointed by | David Johnston |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 10,1956 Sydney,Nova Scotia [1] |
| Political party | Independent Senators Group |
Daniel Christmas (born September 10,1956) [2] is a former Canadian Senator who represented Nova Scotia from 2016 to 2023.
Christmas is from the Mi’kmaw First Nation of Membertou in Nova Scotia. As part of a group of community leaders,he helped turn Membertou from being nearly bankrupt into one of the most successful Canadian First Nations. Christmas is a former advisory services director for the Union of Nova Scotia Indians.
On October 27,2016,Christmas was named to the Senate by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to sit as an independent. [3] At the time of his appointment,he was an advisor to the Membertou First Nation. [3] He retired from the Senate on January 31,2023. [4]
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