1. Gary Clayton Burrill was born on January 1,1955 and is a Canadian politician and was the leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party from 2016 until 2022.
15 Facts About Gary Burrill
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Gary Burrill served as leader during two Nova Scotia general elections in 2017 and 2021.
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Gary Burrill announced he'd be stepping down as leader after the 2021 election and was succeeded by Claudia Chender on June 25,2022, although he continued to serve as an MLA until he decided not to run for re-election in 2024.
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Gary Burrill later graduated with a Masters of Divinity from Harvard University, and in 1992 he was ordained as a minister in the United Church of Canada and became a minister in Upper Musquodoboit.
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Gary Burrill was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2009 provincial election.
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Gary Burrill represented the riding of Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley as a member of the New Democratic Party until his defeat in the 2013 election.
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Gary Burrill was the ministerial assistant for the Minister of Community Services, and chair of the Veteran's Affairs Committee of the Nova Scotia Legislature, in the government of Darrell Dexter.
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On June 11,2015, Gary Burrill announced he was running for the leadership of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.
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On February 27,2016, Gary Burrill was elected as leader of the party, winning on the second counting of ballots in the instant-runoff voting system used for this election.
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In July 2016, Gary Burrill announced that he would seek the NDP nomination in Halifax Chebucto for the 2017 election.
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Gary Burrill defeated Joachim Stroink in the election to return to the legislature.
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On November 9,2021, Gary Burrill announced he would step down as party leader, but would remain on until a new leader was chosen at a convention within the year.
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Gary Burrill was confirmed as leader after a general membership vote on June 25,2022 in Dartmouth and Burrill then formally stepped down as leader.
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Gary Burrill serves as Caucus Whip for the Third Party.
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In July 2024, Gary Burrill announced that he would not be seeking reelection in the next Nova Scotia general election.