Ron Russell

Ron Russell
MLA for Hants West
In office 19 September 1978 – 13 June 2006
Preceded by	Robert D. Lindsay
Succeeded by	Chuck Porter
Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
In office 21 May 1998 – 1999
Preceded by	Gerry Fogarty
Succeeded by	Murray Scott
In office 26 February 1991 – 28 June 1993
Preceded by	Art Donahoe
Succeeded by	Paul MacEwan
In office 6 December 1978 – 19 February 1981
Preceded by	George Doucet
Succeeded by	Art Donahoe
Personal details
Born	22 July 1926 Auckland, New Zealand
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Occupation	pilot

Ronald S. Russell (22 July 1926, Auckland, New Zealand) is a former politician and pilot living in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Early life and education

Russell was a pilot for the Royal New Zealand Air Force during the Second World War, and later joined the Royal Canadian Air Force. Russell was educated at the Ryerson Institute of Technology and Queen's University. He retired from the RCAF in 1973, and then worked several years as the Manager of Halifax International Airport.

Political career

Russell served five years on the municipal council for West Hants before entering provincial politics. He was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 1978 general election^[1] and was re-elected in 1981,^[2] 1984,^[3] 1988,^[4] 1993,^[5] 1998,^[6] 1999,^[7] and 2003;^[8] holding the seat until his retirement in 2006.

Russell was Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia on three occasions, from 1978 to 1980, from 1991 to 1993 and again from 1998 until 1999. He was the first Speaker to be elected by his peers rather than be appointed by the Premier. He served in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia holding various portfolios under four different Premiers. He was Minister of Consumer Affairs from 1980 to 1981, of Health from 1985 to 1987, and was Solicitor General from 1987 to 1989 under Premier John Buchanan. He was Labour Minister from 1989 to 1991 under Roger Stuart Bacon.

Personal life

Russell married Anna Isfeld.^[9]

References

1. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1978" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1978. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
2. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1981. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
3. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
4. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1988. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
5. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
6. "Election Returns, 1998 (Hants West" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
7. "Election Returns, 1999 (Hants West)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
8. "Election Returns, 2003 (Hants West)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
9. "Canadian Parliamentary Review". Parliament of Canada. 1979. Retrieved 2009-11-27.

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