Robbie Harrison

Robbie Harrison
MLA for Kings South
In office
1993–1999
Preceded byDerrick Kimball
Succeeded byDavid Morse
Minister of Justice and
Attorney General of Nova Scotia and Provincial Secretary of Nova Scotia
In office
December 16, 1998 – August 16, 1999
Preceded byJim Smith
Succeeded byMichael Baker
Personal details
Born1948 (age 75–76)
Political partyLiberal
OccupationTeacher

Robert "Robbie" S. Harrison (born 1948) is a Canadian politician and educator. He represented Kings South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1999 as a Liberal member.[1]

Harrison was educated at Acadia University.[2] He was a school teacher and principal of the Coldbrook School. He was a member of the board of governors for Acadia University and the board of trustees for Eastern Kings Memorial Hospital.[2]

Harrison entered provincial politics in the 1993 election, defeating former Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Harry How by 128 votes in the Kings South riding.[3][4] On June 11, 1993, Harrison was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Environment.[5] In March 1995, he was moved to Minister of the Economic Renewal Agency.[6] On June 27, 1996, Harrison became Minister of Education and Culture,[7] a job he kept when Russell MacLellan took over as premier in July 1997.[8]

Harrison was re-elected in the 1998 election.[9][10] On April 8, 1998, he was retained as Minister of Education and Culture, but was also given the additional responsibility for sport and recreation, and science and technology.[11] In December 1998, MacLellan shuffled his cabinet, moving Harrison from Education to Attorney General and Minister of Justice, and also naming him Minister of Business and Consumer Services, while retaining the minor roles he had been given following the election.[12] In the 1999 election, Harrison was defeated by Progressive Conservative David Morse.[13] Following his defeat, Harrison returned the field of education.[14]

Following Stephen McNeil's election as premier in the 2013 election, Harrison served as a member of his transition team.[15]

  1. ^ "Electoral History for Kings South" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Cabinet biography". Government of Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on April 17, 1999. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  3. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. p. 119. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  4. ^ "Politician's folksy manner masked a keen mind". The Globe and Mail. February 8, 2001.
  5. ^ "Historic Liberal cabinet sworn in". The Chronicle Herald. June 12, 1993. Archived from the original on August 30, 2000. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  6. ^ "Savage plays musical chairs with Cabinet, adds O'Malley". The Chronicle Herald. March 21, 1995.
  7. ^ "Premier shuffles cabinet". Government of Nova Scotia. June 27, 1996. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  8. ^ "MacLellan makeover". The Chronicle Herald. July 19, 1997. Archived from the original on February 4, 1998. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  9. ^ "Election Returns, 1998 (Kings South)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  10. ^ "Grit veterans swept away by 'orange tide'". The Chronicle Herald. March 25, 1998. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  11. ^ "A cabinet with four legs". The Chronicle Herald. April 9, 1998. Archived from the original on January 23, 2005. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  12. ^ "Premier MacLellan shuffles cabinet". Government of Nova Scotia. December 11, 1998. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  13. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1999 (Kings South)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1999. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  14. ^ "Defeated MLAs lining up new jobs". The Chronicle Herald. July 30, 1999. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  15. ^ "First day on the job". The Chronicle Herald. October 9, 2013. Archived from the original on December 1, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2023.