Jeremy Bernard Akerman was born on May 28,1942 and is a former Canadian politician, writer and actor and a former leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.
16 Facts About Jeremy Akerman
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Jeremy Akerman was attracted to politics in his teens, being drawn to the Labour Party by the famous miners' leader Anuerin Bevan.
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In 1964 Akerman was invited by the Canadian government to take the position of head of Archaeological Illustration at the Fortress of Louisbourg Restoration Project in Nova Scotia.
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Two years later, Jeremy Akerman was elected to the legislature for the riding of Cape Breton East.
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Jeremy Akerman held the positions Special Adviser to the Minister of the Environment and Manager of the Film Development Fund.
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Jeremy Akerman is a portrait and landscape painter, specializing in Welsh and Nova Scotia scenes, having exhibited in Halifax, Cape Breton, and Lunenburg.
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In December 2013, Jeremy Akerman formed XMLAS, an association for former Members of the Legislature, and was elected its first president.
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Jeremy Akerman placed third, but in Glace Bay, Akerman won three wards out of six.
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Jeremy Akerman decided to run in the Glace Bay provincial constituency in the next provincial election.
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Later in 1968, the NDP held a convention at Sydney, at which Jeremy Akerman sought the party's provincial leadership.
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Jeremy Akerman was opposed by law professor Keith Jobson of Halifax, who was backed by outgoing leader James H Aitchison, and won the contest by four votes becoming party leader at the age of 26.
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Jeremy Akerman was elected in Glace Bay with a majority of 1,527 votes.
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Jeremy Akerman faced strains on his health and personal life, due to the stress of the workload he carried; he missed the 1977 session of the House because of an illness and his marriage ended in divorce.
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Jeremy Akerman worked in this position or other provincial government posts for the next eleven years.
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Jeremy Akerman has appeared in at least 24 movies, including Cloudburst, Hobo with a Shotgun and Blackbird.
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Jeremy Akerman attempted a return to politics in a March 6,2001 byelection in the provincial constituency of Halifax Fairview.