Brooke Taylor
Canadian politician
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Brooke Taylor (born June 21, 1950) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 2009. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.
Brooke Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley | |
| In office May 25, 1993 – July 9, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Ken Streatch |
| Succeeded by | Gary Burrill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 21, 1950 |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
Born in Musquodoboit Valley, Nova Scotia, Taylor was elected to Halifax County Council in 1991.[1] He was first elected provincially in a November 1993 by-election.[2][3] He was re-elected in the 1998,[4] 1999,[5] and 2003 general elections.[6] In February 2006, Taylor was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Natural Resources.[7][8] Taylor was re-elected in the 2006 election,[9] and named Minister of Agriculture in a post-election cabinet shuffle.[10] In January 2009, Taylor was shuffled again, becoming Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal.[11]
On May 5, 2009, Taylor announced he was not reoffering in the 2009 election.[1] At the time of his retirement he was the longest continuous serving Progressive Conservative MLA.[12]
