Wayne Adams

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Wayne Adams
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Preston
In office
1993–1998
Preceded byThe riding was created in 1993.
Succeeded byYvonne Atwell
Personal details
Born1943 (age 78–79)
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Political partyLiberal

Wayne Adams, CM ONS (born 1943) is a Canadian former provincial politician who was the first Black Canadian member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly and cabinet minister.

Early life[]

Adams was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1943.

Political career[]

Adams was first elected to the Halifax Municipal Council in 1979 and was re-elected five times. He was deputy mayor from 1982 to 1983.[1]

A Nova Scotia Liberal, he was elected in the 1993 Nova Scotia general election in the riding of Preston. He was the Minister of the Environment, Minister responsible for the Emergency Measures Act, and the Minister responsible for the Nova Scotia Boxing Authority in the governments of first John Savage (1993–1997) and then Russell MacLellan (1997–1998). He was defeated in 1998 by the NDP candidate, Yvonne Atwell.[2]

Awards and recognition[]

In 2003, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civilian honour.

In 2011, he was invested as a member of the Order of Nova Scotia.

References[]

  1. ^ Dawn Williams (2006). Who's Who in Black Canada 2. d.p. williams & associates. p. 27.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2003-03-10. Retrieved 2018-11-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). The Chronicle Herald, March 26, 1998. Retrieved October 26, 2013.

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