Tim Olive
Tim Olive | |
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MLA for Dartmouth South | |
In office 1999–2003 | |
Preceded by | Don Chard |
Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
Personal details | |
Born |
London, England | December 19, 1946
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Residence | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia |
Occupation | Businessman |
Timothy A. Olive (born December 19, 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]
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 July 27, 1999, Olive was elected MLA, defeating New Democrat incumbent Don Chard by 645 votes.[4][5] On August 18, 1999, Olive was named chair of the government's caucus.[6]
On June 17, 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]
References
- ↑ "Electoral History for Dartmouth South" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
- ↑ "Cabinet biography". Nova Scotia Legislature. Archived from the original on August 2, 2003. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
- ↑ "Dartmouth South Tories look to Olive". The Chronicle Herald. June 25, 1999. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
- ↑ "Election Returns, 1999 (Dartmouth South)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
- ↑ "Defeated MLAs lining up new jobs". The Chronicle Herald. July 30, 1999. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
- ↑ "Hamm makes Olive caucus chairman". The Chronicle Herald. August 19, 1999. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
- ↑ "Balser named Energy Minister; Olive and Clarke join cabinet". Government of Nova Scotia. June 17, 2002. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
- ↑ "Election Returns, 2003 (Dartmouth South-Portland Valley)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
- ↑ "Metro unravelled Tory majority". The Chronicle Herald. August 6, 2003. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
- ↑ "Several ministers lose seats". The Chronicle Herald. August 6, 2003. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
- ↑ "Election Returns, 2006 (Dartmouth South)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
- ↑ "It's ferries first for Rissesco". The Chronicle Herald. October 22, 2012. Retrieved 2014-10-21.