John MacEachern

John MacEachern
MLA for Cape Breton East
In office
1988–1998
Preceded by Donnie MacLeod
Succeeded by Reeves Matheson
Personal details
Born (1946-11-08) November 8, 1946
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Political party Liberal
Residence Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Occupation Teacher

John Duncan MacEachern (born November 8, 1946) is a former educator and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1988 to 1998 as a Liberal member.[1]

He was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia in 1946[2] and was educated at St. Francis Xavier University and Dalhousie University. MacEachern was a math and physics teacher and high school vice-principal.

MacEachern entered provincial politics in the 1988 election, defeating Progressive Conservative Bruce Clark by 1,725 votes in the Cape Breton East riding.[3] He was re-elected in the 1993 election by almost 6,000 votes.[4] On June 11, 1993, MacEachern was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Education.[5][6] In 1996, he was shuffled to Minister of Community Services.[7] He was dropped from the cabinet when Russell MacLellan was sworn-in as premier in July 1997,[8] and did not seek re-election in 1998.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Electoral History for Glace Bay" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
  2. ↑ Normandin, Pierre. The Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1991.
  3. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1988. p. 36. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
  4. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. p. 44. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
  5. ↑ "Historic Liberal cabinet sworn in". The Chronicle Herald. June 12, 1993. Archived from the original on August 30, 2000. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
  6. ↑ "New cabinet in Nova Scotia smaller by one". The Globe and Mail. June 12, 1993.
  7. ↑ "Premier shuffles cabinet". Government of Nova Scotia. June 27, 1996. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
  8. ↑ "MacLellan makeover". The Chronicle Herald. July 19, 1997. Archived from the original on February 4, 1998. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
  9. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1998 (Cape Breton East)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1998. Retrieved 2014-11-19.


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