Marilyn More

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The Honourable

Marilyn More
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Dartmouth South-Portland Valley
In office
August 5, 2003 –October 8, 2013
Preceded by Tim Olive [1]
Succeeded by Allan Rowe
Minister of Education
In office
June 19, 2009 –January 11, 2011
Preceded by Judy Streatch
Succeeded by Ramona Jennex
Minister of Labour and Advanced Education
In office
June 19, 2009 –March 15, 2013
Preceded by Mark Parent
Succeeded by Frank Corbett
Personal details
Political party NDP
Residence Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Occupationeducator

Marilyn More is a Canadian retired educator and politician from Nova Scotia.

A resident of Dartmouth, More worked as a teacher.

Political career

More was first elected to political office in 1978, when she became the first woman to be elected to a school board in Nova Scotia, having been elected to the Dartmouth School Board for three consecutive terms. More has been active with the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party and is a past-President of the party. [2]

In 2003 More successfully ran for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party nomination in the riding of Dartmouth South-Portland Valley. [3] More was elected in the 2003 provincial election [4] and was re-elected in the 2006 [5] and 2009 provincial elections. [6]

On June 19, 2009 More was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia where she served as Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, as well as Minister of Labour and Workforce Development, and Minister of Volunteerism. [7] On January 11, 2011, Premier Darrell Dexter shuffled his cabinet, naming More as Minister of Labour and Advanced Education as well as the minister of both Immigration and Status of Women. [8] On March 15, 2013, More was shuffled to Minister responsible for the Public Service Commission, Communications Nova Scotia and the Status of Women. [9] [10]

More did not run for re-election in the 2013 provincial election. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Dartmouth South
  2. ↑ "Marilyn More Biography". Archived from the original on 9 February 2009.
  3. ↑ "Coin toss decides NDP candidate in Dartmouth riding". The Chronicle Herald. 1 March 2003. Archived from the original on 5 May 2003. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Election Returns, 2003 (Dartmouth South-Portland Valley)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Election Returns, 2006 (Dartmouth South-Portland Valley)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Election Returns, 2009 (Dartmouth South-Portland Valley)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Atlantic Canada's 1st NDP government takes office in Nova Scotia". CBC News. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Dexter adds 2 cabinet ministers". CBC News. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  9. 1 2 "NDP MLA Marilyn More won't reoffer". CBC News. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Nova Scotia cabinet has minor shuffle". Metro. Halifax. 15 March 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
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