John William Gillis, generally known as Bill Gillis, was a Canadian politician who served in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1998.
10 Facts About Bill Gillis
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Bill Gillis represented the electoral district of Antigonish for the Liberals.
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Bill Gillis was employed as a geologist with the Canadian Department of Energy, Mines and Resources from 1962 to 1967.
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Bill Gillis taught geology at St Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia from 1967 to 1970.
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Bill Gillis died on August 15,2009, as a result of brain cancer.
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Bill Gillis ran again in the 1970 election and defeated Progressive Conservative William Shaw by 408 votes to win the Antigonish riding.
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Bill Gillis was named Minister of Welfare in September 1972, and was shuffled to Minister of Education in August 1973.
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Bill Gillis was re-elected in the 1974 election, and remained as Minister of Education until February 1976 when he became Minister of Mines.
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Bill Gillis was re-elected in the 1978 election, but the Liberals were defeated and he moved to the opposition benches for the next 15 years.
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Bill Gillis remained as Minister of Justice until June 26,1996, when he became Minister of Finance, while being retained as Deputy Premier, the two jobs he continued to hold after Russell MacLellan took over as premier in July 1997.