Graham J Steele is a Canadian lawyer, author, and former politician, having represented the constituency of Halifax Fairview in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2001 to 2013 for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.
17 Facts About Graham Steele
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Graham Steele received a Rhodes Scholarship and attended St Edmund Hall, Oxford University, graduating in 1986 with a degree in philosophy, politics, and economics.
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Graham Steele moved to Halifax in fall 1986 to attend Dalhousie Law School and graduated with an LLB in 1989.
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Graham Steele practised law with Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales in Halifax from 1989 to 1993 and was General Counsel to the Nova Scotia Workers Compensation Board from 1993 to 1998.
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Graham Steele was Research Director for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party's caucus office from 1998 to 2001.
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Graham Steele has done workshops in Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and the Middle East for the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs.
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In 2001 Graham Steele successfully ran for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party nomination in the riding of Halifax Fairview.
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Graham Steele was re-elected in the 2003,2006 and 2009 provincial elections.
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On June 19,2009, Graham Steele was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia where he served as Minister of Finance as well as Minister of Acadian Affairs.
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On May 30,2012, Graham Steele resigned from cabinet and announced that he would not be re-offering in the next election.
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Graham Steele was appointed an honorary member of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia on May 31,2012.
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Graham Steele was re-appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia on May 10,2013 where he took over as Minister of Economic and Rural Development and Tourism, as well as Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs following the resignation of Percy Paris.
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Graham Steele served in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia until October 22,2013.
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Graham Steele became a broadcaster on CBC Information Morning, providing a weekly political commentary.
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Graham Steele taught at the Rowe School of Business at Dalhousie University from 2016 to 2019.
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Graham Steele is an Esperantist, having offered part of his legislative website in Esperanto, and has commemorated Nova Scotia Esperantists in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
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Graham Steele is married to Tilly Pillay and they have two children.