Kerry Morash

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Kerry Morash
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Queens
In office
July 27, 1999 – June 13, 2006
Preceded byJohn Leefe
Succeeded byVicki Conrad
Personal details
Born (1958-11-29) November 29, 1958 (age 63)
Liverpool, Nova Scotia
Political partyProgressive Conservative

Kerry Morash (born November 29, 1958) is a Canadian former safety co-ordinator.[1] and political figure in Nova Scotia.

Early life and education[]

He was born in Liverpool, Nova Scotia and was educated at Acadia University.

Provincial politics[]

He represented Queens in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2006 as a Progressive Conservative member.

He served as Environment and Labour Minister in the government of Rodney MacDonald. Though the programs did not begin on his watch, independent auditors GPI Atlantic praised the solid waste recycling programs [1] in the province. The extension of this to e-waste occurred largely during Morash's term.

Morash served in the province's Executive Council as Minister of Environment and Labour and Minister of Economic Development.[2] He was defeated by New Democrat Vicki Conrad when he ran for reelection in 2006.[3] In 2007, he was named to the National Round Table on the Environment and Economy,[4] later disbanded by the same Harper government. Morash sought election again in the 2009 election,[5] but lost to Conrad by a larger margin.[6][7] In 2013, Morash was a candidate for the Progressive Conservative nomination in Queens-Shelburne, but was defeated.[8]

Federal politics[]

In January 2015, Morash announced he was entering the Conservative Party of Canada nomination race for the new South Shore—St. Margaret's district long held by the retiring Gerald Keddy.[9] In April 2015, Morash was defeated in his bid for the nomination by Richard Clark.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Morash seeks Tory nod in Queens". The Chronicle Herald. 25 June 1999. Archived from the original on 24 January 2005. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  2. ^ "MacDonald mixes cabinet with old and new". CBC News. 23 February 2006. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Defeated Tory minister demands recount". CBC News. 27 June 2006. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Morash appointed to National Round Table". The Queens County Advance. 18 May 2007. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  5. ^ "Morash acclaimed as Conservative candidate for Queens Riding". The Queens County Advance. 12 May 2009. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  6. ^ "PC mood subdued on election night in Queens". The Queens County Advance. 9 June 2009. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  7. ^ "Queens MLA joins Queens premier in next provincial government". The Queens County Advance. 9 June 2009. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  8. ^ "Bruce Inglis gets PC nomination". Truro Daily News. 4 June 2013. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  9. ^ "Ex-Tory cabinet minister seeks federal Conservative nomination". LighthouseNow. 12 January 2015. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  10. ^ "South Shore-St. Margaret's CPC nominates Shelburne County man". The Advance. 26 April 2015. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.


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