James Bernard Boudreau PC KC (born July 25, 1944) is a Canadian lawyer and politician.
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| Leader of the Government in the Senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office October 4, 1999 – January 8, 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Jean Chrétien | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Dan Hays | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Whip | Léonce Mercier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Alasdair Graham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Sharon Carstairs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office October 17, 2000 – January 8, 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Jean Chrétien | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister | Brian Tobin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Position established | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Robert Thibault | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of Finance of Nova Scotia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office June 11, 1993 – June 27, 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Premier | John Savage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Chuck MacNeil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Bill Gillis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | James Bernard Boudreau July 25, 1944 Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Liberal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Politician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Provincial politics
editBoudreau was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from Cape Breton The Lakes in the 1988 provincial election.[1] He was re-elected in 1993,[2] and was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Finance in the Liberal government of John Savage.[3][4] From 1996, he served as Minister of Health. When Savage resigned in 1997, Boudreau entered the leadership race to succeed him,[5] but was defeated by Russell MacLellan,[6] prompting Boudreau to leave provincial politics.[7]
Federal politics
editIn October 1999, Prime Minister Jean Chrétien recommended Boudreau for appointment to the Senate of Canada, and to the Cabinet as Leader of the Government in the Senate, replacing Alasdair Graham who had been Nova Scotia's representative in the government since June 1997.[8] It was also announced that Boudreau would be a candidate when the next federal election was held in order to help rebuild the federal Liberals in Nova Scotia, after the party lost all eleven seats in the 1997 federal election.[9]
Prior to the 2000 election, Boudreau was appointed Minister of State for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.[10] Boudreau resigned from the Senate in order to run in Dartmouth for a seat in the House of Commons of Canada.[11][12] After a hotly contested campaign, he was defeated by incumbent New Democratic Party Member of Parliament Wendy Lill.[13]
| 2000 Canadian federal election: Dartmouth—Cole Harbour | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Wendy Lill | 13,585 | 36.28 | +3.71 | ||||
| Liberal | Bernie Boudreau | 12,408 | 33.14 | +5.93 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tom McInnis | 8,085 | 21.59 | -5.32 | ||||
| Alliance | Jordi Morgan | 3,282 | 8.76 | -2.99 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Charles Spurr | 86 | 0.23 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 37,446 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Change for the Canadian Alliance from 1997 are based on the results of its predecessor, the Reform Party. | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1988. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
- ^ "Historic Liberal cabinet sworn in". The Chronicle Herald. June 12, 1993. Archived from the original on August 30, 2000. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ^ "New cabinet in Nova Scotia smaller by one". The Globe and Mail. June 12, 1993.
- ^ "Boudreau sets sights on top job". The Chronicle Herald. April 3, 1997. Archived from the original on July 12, 2001. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ "Boudreau ponders political future". The Chronicle Herald. July 14, 1997. Archived from the original on February 4, 1998. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
- ^ "NDP will have first C.B. MLA in years". The Chronicle Herald. November 5, 1997. Archived from the original on June 6, 2000. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
- ^ "PM appoints Bernie Boudreau to Senate". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. October 4, 1999. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
- ^ "PM recruits Boudreau for Senate". The Globe and Mail. October 5, 1999.
- ^ "Bernie Boudreau takes over ACOA amid criticism". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. October 18, 2000. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
- ^ "Boudreau betting big on winning MP's job". The Chronicle Herald. October 25, 2000. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ^ "Boudreau officially on the campaign trail". The Chronicle Herald. October 26, 2000. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ^ "NDP's Lill keeps Boudreau, McInnis at bay in Dartmouth". The Chronicle Herald. November 28, 2000. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved October 1, 2014.