Bob Carruthers (politician)

Bob Carruthers
MLA for Hants East
In office
1993–1998
Preceded by Jack Hawkins
Succeeded by John MacDonell
Personal details
Political party Liberal
Occupation lawyer

Robert Arthur Carruthers is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Hants East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1998. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]

A graduate of Saint Mary's University and Dalhousie Law School, Carruthers started his own law firm in 1980.[2] After serving two terms as a municipal councillor,[2] Carruthers entered provincial politics in the 1993 election, winning the Hants East riding by 638 votes.[3] A backbench member of the John Savage government, Carruthers was named caucus whip in 1996.[4] Carruthers did not reoffer in the 1998 election.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
  2. 1 2 "Attorney biography". Retrieved 2015-04-12.
  3. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. p. 109. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
  4. ↑ "Government caucus appointments". Government of Nova Scotia. June 28, 1996. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
  5. ↑ "Smith gets Grit nod in East Hants riding". The Chronicle Herald. February 27, 1998. Archived from the original on January 23, 2005. Retrieved 2015-04-12.


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