Maureen MacDonald was born on 1954 and is a Canadian academic and politician.
12 Facts About Maureen MacDonald
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Maureen MacDonald represented the riding of Halifax Needham in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 2016.
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Maureen MacDonald served as the interim leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party from November 23,2013 to February 27,2016.
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Maureen MacDonald was employed as a social worker at the Nova Scotia Hospital and later was a faculty member at her alma mater where she taught social policy and community development.
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Maureen MacDonald worked at Dalhousie Legal Aid, the North End Clinic and the North End Parent Resource Centre.
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Maureen MacDonald was first elected as MLA for Halifax Needham in the 1998 provincial election, after having previously run in the same riding in 1984 and 1988.
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Maureen MacDonald was re-elected in the 1999,2003,2006,2009 and 2013 provincial elections.
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Maureen MacDonald sought the leadership of the NS NDP in 2000, finishing a strong third.
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On June 19,2009 Maureen MacDonald was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia where she served as Minister of Health as well as Minister of Health Promotion and Protection.
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On May 10,2013 Maureen MacDonald was appointed Minister of African Nova Scotia Affairs.
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Maureen MacDonald was one of only seven NDP MLAs returned in the 2013 provincial election in which the Dexter government was defeated.
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On November 16,2013, it was announced that Maureen MacDonald would become the party's interim leader when Dexter steps down as leader on November 23,2013.