Mel Pickings
Canadian politician (1926–2019)
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Milne Charles "Mel" Pickings (August 19, 1926 – February 1, 2019) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Lunenburg West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1988. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]
Mel Pickings | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Lunenburg West | |
| In office 1978–1988 | |
| Preceded by | Maurice DeLory |
| Succeeded by | Marie Dechman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 19, 1926 |
| Died | February 1, 2019 (aged 92) |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1926[2] Pickings entered provincial politics in the 1978 election, defeating Liberal incumbent Maurice DeLory by 1116 votes in the Lunenburg West riding.[3] He was re-elected in the 1981 election.[4] On November 9, 1983, Pickings was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister responsible for the Emergency Measures Organization, and Minister responsible for the Purchasing Act.[2] He was re-elected in the 1984 election.[5] In November 1985, Pickings was named Minister of Housing.[6] On July 21, 1988, Pickings resigned from cabinet and announced he was not running in the next election.[7]
Pickings died on February 1, 2019.[8]
