Jamie Muir (politician)

Jamie Muir (born February 2, 1941) is a Canadian educator and politician. He represented the electoral district of Truro-Bible Hill in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 2009. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]

The Honourable
Jamie Muir
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Truro-Bible Hill
In office
March 24, 1998 – June 9, 2009
Preceded byEleanor Norrie
Succeeded byLenore Zann
Minister of Finance
In office
March 10, 2009 – June 19, 2009
PremierRodney MacDonald
Preceded byChris d'Entremont
Succeeded byGraham Steele
Personal details
Born (1941-02-02) February 2, 1941
Truro, Nova Scotia
Political partyProgressive Conservative

Background

Born in 1941 at Truro, Nova Scotia, Muir graduated from Dalhousie University with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education degree before completing his Master's and Doctorate degrees in education at the University of Virginia.[2]

In 1964, he married Mary Jean Cox. They have four children.[2]

Employment history

Muir taught as a Frontier College instructor and a high school teacher in Truro before serving as Director of Inspection Services in the Nova Scotia Department of Education. He also served as inspector of schools in Cumberland, Colchester and Hants counties.[2]

He has taught at the post-secondary level, lecturing at University of Prince Edward Island, serving as assistant professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland, senior research associate at the Atlantic Institute of Education, principal of the Nova Scotia Teachers College from 1989 to 1994 and as a faculty member in the education department at St. Francis Xavier University.[2]

Political career

Muir entered provincial politics in the 1998 election,[3] defeating former Liberal cabinet minister Eleanor Norrie in the Truro-Bible Hill riding.[4][5] He was re-elected in the 1999 election.[6] In August 1999, Muir was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Health.[7] On December 19, 2002, Muir was moved to Attorney General and Minister of Justice.[8]

In the 2003 election, Muir was re-elected by over 1500 votes.[9] On August 15, 2003, Muir was moved to Minister of Education in a post-election cabinet shuffle.[10] He retained the education portfolio when Rodney MacDonald took over as premier in February 2006.[11]

Muir was re-elected in 2006.[12] On June 26, 2006, MacDonald shuffled his cabinet, moving Muir to Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations.[13] In October 2007, Muir was given an additional role in cabinet as chair of the Treasury and Policy Board.[14] Muir announced on December 29, 2008, that he would not reoffer in the next election,[15] and was shuffled out of cabinet on January 7, 2009.[16] He returned to cabinet on March 10, 2009, taking over as Minister of Finance and Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, following the death of Michael Baker.[17]

References
  1. "Electoral History for Truro-Bible Hill" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  2. "Cabinet biography". Nova Scotia Legislature. Archived from the original on 6 May 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  3. "Norrie lightning rod for Truro voters' discontent". The Chronicle Herald. 2 March 1998. Archived from the original on 29 February 2004. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  4. "Election Returns, 1998 (Truro-Bible Hill)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  5. "Grit veterans swept away by 'orange tide'". The Chronicle Herald. 25 March 1998. Archived from the original on 24 January 2005. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  6. "Election Returns, 1999 (Truro-Bible Hill)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  7. "Hamm shrinks cabinet". The Chronicle Herald. 14 August 1999. Archived from the original on 24 January 2005. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  8. "Purves new health boss". The Chronicle Herald. 20 December 2002. Archived from the original on 9 May 2003. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  9. "Election Returns, 2003 (Truro-Bible Hill)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  10. "New faces, new jobs among 15 in cabinet". The Chronicle Herald. 16 August 2003. Archived from the original on 24 January 2005. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  11. "MacDonald mixes cabinet with old and new". CBC News. 23 February 2006. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  12. "Election Returns, 2006 (Truro-Bible Hill)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  13. "MacDonald's expanded cabinet has 3 rookies". CBC News. 26 June 2006. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  14. "Embattled immigration minister out in shuffle". CBC News. 23 October 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  15. "Cabinet minister Muir to call it quits". CBC News. 29 December 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  16. "MacDonald shuffles cabinet". CBC News. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  17. "Muir appointed N.S. finance minister". CBC News. 10 March 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
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