Brian Young (politician)

Brian Alexander Young (born September 29, 1949^[1]) is a former politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1981 to 1993 as a Progressive Conservative member.^[2]

Brian A. Young
MLA for Cape Breton North
In office 1981–1993
Preceded by	Len J. Arsenault
Succeeded by	Ron Stewart
Personal details
Born	(1949-09-29) September 29, 1949 (age 75) North Sydney, Nova Scotia
Political party	Progressive Conservative

He was born in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, the son of James R. Young and Julia Therese Young,^[1] and educated at St. Francis Xavier University and Dalhousie University.^[3] He married Nancy Ann Wilkie in 1975.^[3] Young is president of Young's Topex Limited, which produces speciality steel products.^[4] Young established a foundation to promote organ donation which is named after his daughter Carmen, who died in 1992 after undergoing a double lung transplant.

Young served on the town council for North Sydney from 1980 to 1981.^[3] He entered provincial politics in the 1981 election, defeating New Democrat incumbent Len J. Arsenault in the Cape Breton North riding.^[5] He was re-elected in the 1984 election.^[6] On November 26, 1985, Young was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Labour.^[7] In November 1987, Young was moved to Minister of Tourism and Culture.^[8] Young was re-elected in the 1988 election,^[9] becoming the only Progressive Conservative elected from Cape Breton.^[10] In December 1988, Young became Minister of Municipal Affairs.^[11] He was defeated by Liberal Ron Stewart in the 1993 election.^[12][13]

References

• Entry from Canadian Who's Who^{[permanent dead link‍]}

1. Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1984, PG Normandin
2. "Electoral History for Cape Breton North". Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-06. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
3. Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 238. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
4. Young's Topex Limited, Industry Canada profile
5. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1981. p. 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
6. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. p. 38. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
7. "Minister quits on eve of cabinet swearing-in". The Globe and Mail. November 27, 1985.
8. "Buchanan shuffles his cabinet". The Globe and Mail. November 25, 1987.
9. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1988. p. 38. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
10. "Nova Scotia Tories win thin majority". The Globe and Mail. September 7, 1988.
11. "Controversial minister returns as Buchanan shuffles cabinet". The Globe and Mail. December 24, 1988.
12. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. p. 47. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
13. "Liberal sweep claims cabinet ministers". The Chronicle Herald. May 26, 1993. Archived from the original on August 30, 2000. Retrieved 2014-09-29.