Andrew Younger | |
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| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Dartmouth East | |
| In office June 9, 2009 – May 30, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Joan Massey |
| Succeeded by | Tim Halman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Independent (2015–2017) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal (2009–2015) |
Andrew Younger is a Canadian politician and journalist, first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2009.[1] He represented the district of Dartmouth East first as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party and subsequently as an Independent. In 2015, Younger was removed from cabinet and the Liberal caucus after invoking parliamentary privilege in order to avoid giving testimony at a criminal trial.[2]
- ^ "Elections Nova Scotia Dartmouth East Results 2009" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia.
- ^ CBC News (November 6, 2015). "Andrew Younger misused parliamentary privilege, law expert says". CBC Nova Scotia.