D. Scott MacNutt
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May 5, 1935
D. Scott MacNutt | |
|---|---|
 MacNutt, c. 1973 | |
| MLA for Dartmouth South | |
| In office 1970–1974 | |
| Preceded by | Irvin William Akerley |
| Succeeded by | Roland J. Thornhill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Donald Scott MacNutt May 5, 1935 |
| Died | September 13, 2010 (aged 75) |
| Party | Nova Scotia Liberal Party |
| Occupation | businessman |
Donald Scott MacNutt (May 5, 1935 – September 13, 2010) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Dartmouth South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1974. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]
MacNutt was born in Digby, Nova Scotia. He attended St. Francis Xavier University and was a businessman. In 1961, he married Anna Dawn Reid.[2] He died on September 13, 2010, aged 75, following a brief bout with cancer.[3]
MacNutt entered provincial politics in the 1970 election, defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent I. W. Akerley by 91 votes in Dartmouth South.[4] On October 28, 1970, MacNutt was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Health.[5] He was given an additional role in cabinet as Minister of Labour in September 1972.[6] MacNutt was defeated by Roland J. Thornhill when he ran for re-election in the 1974 election.[7] Prior to the 1998 election, MacNutt was a candidate for the Liberal nomination in his old Dartmouth South riding,[8] but was defeated for the nomination by municipal politician Bruce Hetherington.[9]
