Gordon Balser

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Gordon Balser
MLA for Digby-Annapolis
In office
March 24, 1998 – August 5, 2003
Preceded byJoseph H. Casey
Succeeded byHarold Theriault
Personal details
Born (1954-02-24) February 24, 1954 (age 67)
Digby, Nova Scotia
Political partyProgressive Conservative
OccupationTeacher

Gordon Balser (born February 24, 1954) is a former educator and politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Digby-Annapolis in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 2003 as a Progressive Conservative member.

Early life[]

He was born in Digby, Nova Scotia, the son of George Balser and Seddie Crosby, and was educated at Acadia University.

Balser was a teacher, teaching principal and acting superintendent of schools for the Digby district.

Political career[]

Balser entered provincial politics in the 1998 election, defeating Liberal John Drish by 233 votes in the Digby-Annapolis riding.[1] He was re-elected in the 1999 election by over 2,200 votes.[2] In August 1999, he was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Economic Development and Minister of Transportation and Public Works.[3][4] In December 1999, the Transportation and Public Works portfolio was transferred to Ron Russell.[5] In June 2002, Balser was shuffled to Minister of Energy.[6] On December 19, 2002, premier John Hamm shuffled his cabinet, moving Balser to Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, and Minister of the Public Service Commission.[7] In the 2003 election, Balser was defeated by Liberal Harold Theriault.[8][9]

Personal life[]

In 1981, he married Wendy Suzanne Moore. His daughter Jill Balser was elected to the legislature to represent Digby-Annapolis in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election.[10]

References[]

  • Lumley, E Canadian Who's Who 2003 ISBN 0-8020-8865-1
  1. ^ "Election Returns, 1998 (Digby-Annapolis)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
  2. ^ "Election Returns, 1999 (Digby-Annapolis)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
  3. ^ "Hamm shrinks cabinet". The Chronicle Herald. August 14, 1999. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
  4. ^ "New Cabinet smaller than the last". CBC News. August 13, 1999. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
  5. ^ "Nova Scotia cabinet shuffled". CBC News. December 30, 1999. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
  6. ^ "Balser named Minister of Energy, Clark and Olive join cabinet". Government of Nova Scotia. June 17, 2002. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
  7. ^ "Purves new health boss". The Chronicle Herald. December 20, 2002. Archived from the original on May 9, 2003. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
  8. ^ "Election Returns, 2003 (Digby-Annapolis)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
  9. ^ "Several ministers lose seats". The Chronicle Herald. August 6, 2003. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
  10. ^ Tina Comeau, "PC candidate Jill Balser follows in dad's footsteps with Digby-Annapolis election win". SaltWire Network, August 18, 2021.


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