Alan Mitchell (politician)

Alan E. Mitchell is a former Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Dartmouth-Cole Harbour in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1998. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.^[2]

Alan Mitchell
MLA for Dartmouth-Cole Harbour
In office 1993–1998
Preceded by	new riding
Succeeded by	Darrell Dexter
Minister of Justice
In office April 2, 1997 – April 8, 1998
Preceded by	Jay Abbass
Succeeded by	Jim Smith
Personal details
Born	1945
Political party	Liberal
Occupation	Lawyer[1]

Mitchell was elected in the 1993 provincial election, defeating Progressive Conservative Michael MacDonald by almost 1,200 votes.^[3] He served as a backbench member of John Savage's government until April 2, 1997, when Savage appointed him to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Justice.^[1] Mitchell continued in the portfolio when Russell MacLellan took over as premier in July 1997.^[4] Mitchell was defeated by New Democrat Darrell Dexter when he ran for re-election in 1998.^[5][6][7]

References

1. "Jay Abbass steps down, Alan Mitchell new Justice Minister". Government of Nova Scotia. April 1, 1997. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
2. "Electoral History for Dartmouth-Cole Harbour" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
3. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
4. "MacLellan makeover". The Chronicle Herald. July 19, 1997. Archived from the original on February 4, 1998.
5. "Election Returns, 1998 (Dartmouth-Cole Harbour)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 27, 2014.
6. "Six cabinet ministers shelved". The Chronicle Herald. March 25, 1998. Archived from the original on November 25, 2004.
7. "NDP takes metro". The Chronicle Herald. March 25, 1998. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005.