10 Facts About Ron Chisholm

Ron Chisholm was born on September 30,1948 and is a Canadian politician.

Ron Chisholm represented the electoral districts of Guysborough-Port Hawkesbury and Guysborough-Sheet Harbour in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2009 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.

Ron Chisholm was later employed with the Nova Scotia Department of Transportation, and the Guysborough Journal as advertising manager.

Ron Chisholm served as a municipal councillor in the District of St Mary's from 1988 to 1999, serving as Warden from 1994 to 1999.

Ron Chisholm first attempted to enter provincial politics in the 1998 election, but was defeated by Liberal incumbent Ray White.

Ron Chisholm ran again in 1999, and defeated White by 134 votes.

Ron Chisholm was re-elected in the newly established Guysborough-Sheet Harbour riding in the 2003 election.

When Rodney MacDonald took over as premier in February 2006, Ron Chisholm was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia, as Minister of Agriculture, and Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture.

Ron Chisholm was re-elected in 2006, and retained the fisheries and aquaculture portfolio in a post-election cabinet shuffle.

Ron Chisholm was defeated when he ran for re-election in 2009, losing to New Democrat Jim Boudreau by more than 1800 votes.