Tim Olive
Canadian politician
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Timothy A. Olive (born 19 December 1946) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Dartmouth South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2003. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]
Tim Olive | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Dartmouth South | |
| In office 1999–2003 | |
| Preceded by | Don Chard |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 December 1946 |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Born in 1946 at London, England, Olive is a businessman in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.[2] Olive was nominated as the Progressive Conservative candidate for Dartmouth South in the 1999 election.[3] On 27 July 1999, Olive was elected MLA, defeating New Democrat incumbent Don Chard by 645 votes.[4][5] On 18 August 1999, Olive was named chair of the government's caucus.[6]
On 17 June 2002, Olive was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Natural Resources and Minister responsible for the Emergency Measures Act.[7] Olive was defeated by New Democrat Marilyn More when he ran for re-election in 2003, losing by more than 1,000 votes in the new riding of Dartmouth South-Portland Valley.[8][9][10] Olive ran again in the 2006 election, but was again defeated by More.[11]
Prior to June 2012, Olive served as the Executive Director of the Downtown Dartmouth Business Commission.[12]