Margaret Miller | |
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Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Hants East | |
In office October 8, 2013 –June 1, 2021 | |
Preceded by | John MacDonell |
Succeeded by | John A. MacDonald |
Personal details | |
Political party | Liberal |
Margaret Miller is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party,she represented the electoral district of Hants East until 2021. [1]
On January 12,2016,Miller was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Environment. [2] [3]
Miller was re-elected in the 2017 election. [4] On June 15,2017,premier Stephen McNeil shuffled his cabinet,moving Miller to Minister of Natural Resources. [5] [6] On July 5,2018,Miller returned to her former position as Minister of Environment in a cabinet shuffle. [7]
On November 29,2018,Miller announced that she will not run in the next election. [8] On April 24,2019,she was shuffled out of cabinet. [9]
Miller married her husband Robert in 1972. They began farming at Rines Creek,and had three children. She ran a ceramics shop from her home until her dust allergy inhibited her ability to continue. Miller and her husband retired from farming in 1999,with Robert thereafter starting a logging company while Margaret opened a quilt shop out of their home. [10]
In May 2004,Miller's youngest son Bruce was killed by a drunk driver. This lead her to join MADD Canada in Truro,later becoming the National President and spokesperson for the organization. [10]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Margaret Miller | 4,512 | 47.39 | ||
New Democratic Party | John MacDonell | 3,412 | 35.84 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Kim Allan Williams | 1,597 | 16.77 |