Charlie Parker | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Pictou West | |
| In office August 5, 2003 – October 8, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Muriel Baillie |
| Succeeded by | Karla MacFarlane |
| In office March 24, 1998 – July 27, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Don McInnes |
| Succeeded by | Muriel Baillie |
| Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia | |
| In office June 25, 2009 – January 11, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Alfie MacLeod |
| Succeeded by | Gordie Gosse |
| Minister of Natural Resources | |
| In office January 11, 2011 – October 22, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | John MacDonell |
| Succeeded by | Zach Churchill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1951 Durham, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | NDP |
| Residence | Loch Broom, Nova Scotia |
| Occupation | educator |
Charles Lewis Parker is a Canadian former educator and politician who represented the constituency of Pictou West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 1999, and from 2003 to 2013. He sat as a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.[1]
Parker was born and raised on his family's farm in Durham. A graduate of West Pictou District High School, Parker is a graduate of the Nova Scotia Teachers College and he also graduated from Acadia University with a BSc. Parker worked as a public school teacher as well as owning and operating a garden centre/nursery and was a realtor. Parker lives in Loch Broom and is married with two children.