Laird Stirling
Canadian politician and minister (1938–2020)
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R. Laird Stirling (August 22, 1938 – March 2, 2020) was a Canadian politician and minister. He represented the electoral district of Dartmouth North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1988. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party.[1]
Laird Stirling | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Dartmouth North | |
| In office 1978–1988 | |
| Preceded by | Glen M. Bagnell |
| Succeeded by | Sandy Jolly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 22, 1938 Noranda, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | March 2, 2020 (aged 81) Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation | Minister |
Stirling was born in Noranda, Quebec. He attended Pine Hill Divinity Hall and McMaster University. He was a minister and has also worked as a hospital chaplain. He was married to Carolyn Wilson.[2]
Stirling entered provincial politics in the 1978 election, defeating Liberal cabinet minister Glen Bagnell by over 1,600 votes in Dartmouth North.[3] In June 1979, Stirling was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Social Services.[2][4] He was re-elected in the 1981 election,[5] and was moved to Minister of Consumer Affairs in December 1981.[6][7] Following his re-election in 1984,[8] Stirling continued to serve as Minister of Consumer Affairs until February 1987, when he was moved to Minister of Environment.[9] In November 1987, Stirling was shuffled again, becoming Minister of Municipal Affairs.[10][11] He was defeated when he ran for re-election in 1988, losing to Liberal Sandy Jolly by 121 votes.[12][13] Stirling died on March 2, 2020.[14]