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Born in 1944 at New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, he is the son of Edgar William MacNeil and Elizabeth Adelaide (Weir). A graduate of [[Mount Allison University]] and [[Dalhousie University]], MacNeil married Elizabeth Alison Fleming in 1966. He practiced as a family physician in [[Yarmouth, Nova Scotia|Yarmouth]] and [[Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia]] since 1969.<ref name="Archives Canada">{{cite web|url=https://archivescanada.accesstomemory.ca/chuck-macneil-fonds|title=Chuck MacNeil fonds|publisher=Archives Canada|accessdate=2016-12-26}}</ref> |
Born in 1944 at New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, he is the son of Edgar William MacNeil and Elizabeth Adelaide (Weir). A graduate of [[Mount Allison University]] and [[Dalhousie University]], MacNeil married Elizabeth Alison Fleming in 1966. He practiced as a family physician in [[Yarmouth, Nova Scotia|Yarmouth]] and [[Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia]] since 1969.<ref name="Archives Canada">{{cite web|url=https://archivescanada.accesstomemory.ca/chuck-macneil-fonds|title=Chuck MacNeil fonds|publisher=Archives Canada|accessdate=2016-12-26}}</ref> |
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From 1982 to 1984, MacNeil served as a municipal councillor for the [[St. Mary's, Nova Scotia|Municipality of the District of St. Mary's]].<ref name="Archives Canada"/> He entered provincial politics in the [[Nova Scotia general election, 1984|1984 election]], defeating Liberal leader [[Sandy Cameron]] by 390 votes in the Guysborough riding.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201984.pdf |title=Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984 |publisher=Elections Nova Scotia |year=1984 |page=69 |accessdate=2015-03-26 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005021932/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201984.pdf |archivedate=2013-10-05 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Buchanan Tories crush opponents in N.S. election|work=The Globe and Mail|date=November 7, 1984}}</ref> MacNeil was re-elected in the [[Nova Scotia general election, 1988|1988 election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201988.pdf |title=Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988 |publisher=Elections Nova Scotia |year=1988 |page=72 |accessdate=2015-03-26 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512225642/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201988.pdf |archivedate=2014-05-12 |df= }}</ref> On December 23, 1988, MacNeil was appointed to the [[Executive Council of Nova Scotia]] as Minister of Lands and Forests.<ref>{{cite news|title= |
From 1982 to 1984, MacNeil served as a municipal councillor for the [[St. Mary's, Nova Scotia|Municipality of the District of St. Mary's]].<ref name="Archives Canada"/> He entered provincial politics in the [[Nova Scotia general election, 1984|1984 election]], defeating Liberal leader [[Sandy Cameron]] by 390 votes in the Guysborough riding.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201984.pdf |title=Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984 |publisher=Elections Nova Scotia |year=1984 |page=69 |accessdate=2015-03-26 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005021932/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201984.pdf |archivedate=2013-10-05 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Buchanan Tories crush opponents in N.S. election|work=The Globe and Mail|date=November 7, 1984}}</ref> MacNeil was re-elected in the [[Nova Scotia general election, 1988|1988 election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201988.pdf |title=Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988 |publisher=Elections Nova Scotia |year=1988 |page=72 |accessdate=2015-03-26 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512225642/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201988.pdf |archivedate=2014-05-12 |df= }}</ref> On December 23, 1988, MacNeil was appointed to the [[Executive Council of Nova Scotia]] as Minister of Lands and Forests.<ref>{{cite news|title=Controversial minister returns as Buchanan shuffles cabinet|work=The Globe and Mail|date=December 24, 1988}}</ref> When [[Donald William Cameron|Donald Cameron]] took over as premier in February 1991, he named MacNeil Minister of Mines and Energy.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Cameron streamlines cabinet: several departments to amalgamate|work=The Chronicle Herlad|date=February 27, 1991}}</ref> In February 1992, MacNeil was shuffled to Minister of Finance.<ref>{{cite news|title=Thornhill back in cabinet after year of political exhile|work=The Globe and Mail|date=February 18, 1992}}</ref> In the [[Nova Scotia general election, 1993|1993 election]], MacNeil was defeated by Liberal [[Ray White (politician)|Ray White]] in the new Guysborough-Port Hawkesbury riding.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201993.pdf |title=Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993 |publisher=Elections Nova Scotia |year=1993 |page=89 |accessdate=2015-03-26 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006070337/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201993.pdf |archivedate=2014-10-06 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1993/05/26+107.raw+PE93Elect|title=Liberal sweep claims cabinet ministers|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=May 26, 1993|accessdate=2015-03-26|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000830230443/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1993/05/26+107.raw+PE93Elect|archivedate=August 30, 2000}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:43, 17 May 2017
Chuck MacNeil | |
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| MLA for Guysborough | |
| In office 1984–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Sandy Cameron |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 2, 1944 New Glasgow, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence | Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia |
| Occupation | Doctor |
Charles Wyndham MacNeil (born December 2, 1944) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Guysborough in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1984 to 1993. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]
Born in 1944 at New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, he is the son of Edgar William MacNeil and Elizabeth Adelaide (Weir). A graduate of Mount Allison University and Dalhousie University, MacNeil married Elizabeth Alison Fleming in 1966. He practiced as a family physician in Yarmouth and Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia since 1969.[2]
From 1982 to 1984, MacNeil served as a municipal councillor for the Municipality of the District of St. Mary's.[2] He entered provincial politics in the 1984 election, defeating Liberal leader Sandy Cameron by 390 votes in the Guysborough riding.[3][4] MacNeil was re-elected in the 1988 election.[5] On December 23, 1988, MacNeil was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Lands and Forests.[6] When Donald Cameron took over as premier in February 1991, he named MacNeil Minister of Mines and Energy.[7] In February 1992, MacNeil was shuffled to Minister of Finance.[8] In the 1993 election, MacNeil was defeated by Liberal Ray White in the new Guysborough-Port Hawkesbury riding.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Electoral History for Guysborough–Eastern Shore–Tracadie" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
- ^ a b "Chuck MacNeil fonds". Archives Canada. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. p. 69. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Buchanan Tories crush opponents in N.S. election". The Globe and Mail. November 7, 1984.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1988. p. 72. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Controversial minister returns as Buchanan shuffles cabinet". The Globe and Mail. December 24, 1988.
- ^ "Cameron streamlines cabinet: several departments to amalgamate". The Chronicle Herlad. February 27, 1991.
- ^ "Thornhill back in cabinet after year of political exhile". The Globe and Mail. February 18, 1992.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. p. 89. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Liberal sweep claims cabinet ministers". The Chronicle Herald. May 26, 1993. Archived from the original on August 30, 2000. Retrieved 2015-03-26.