Marie Dechman
Marie P. Dechman | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Lunenburg West | |
| In office 1988–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Mel Pickings |
| Succeeded by | Don Downe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1941 (age 84–85) |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
Marie P. Dechman[1] is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Lunenburg West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1988 to 1993. She was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.
Political career
[edit]Dechman entered provincial politics in the 1988 election, winning the Lunenburg West riding by 268 votes.[1][2] In 1989, she was elected Nova Scotia's first woman Deputy Speaker.[3][4] In February 1991, Dechman was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Community Services.[5] On February 17, 1992, she was shuffled to Minister of Counsumer Affairs, and Minister responsible for Housing,[6] which were later merged into one position, Minister of Housing and Consumer Affairs.[7] In the 1993 election, Dechman was defeated by Liberal Don Downe.[8][9][10]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1988. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
- ↑ "Buchanan's 'new PCs' same old faces". The Globe and Mail. September 8, 1988.
- ↑ "Local MLAs savour experience with ex-politician club". South Shore Now. October 21, 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Marie Dechman, portrait - first woman Deputy Speaker". The Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ↑ "Woman appointed to leaner N.S. cabinet". Toronto Star. February 26, 1991.
- ↑ "Thornhill returns to cabinet in shuffle". The Chronicle Herald. February 18, 1992.
- ↑ "Nova Scotia: Women in the Legislature". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
- ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
- ↑ "Liberal sweep claims cabinet ministers". The Chronicle Herald. May 26, 1993. Archived from the original on August 30, 2000. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
- ↑ "Female representation increases, but not by much". The Chronicle Herald. May 26, 1993. Archived from the original on October 7, 2000. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
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