Eleanor Norrie

Eleanor Norrie
MLA for Truro-Bible Hill
In office
1993–1998
Preceded byRon Giffin
Succeeded byJamie Muir
Personal details
Born1942
Tatamagouche Mountain, Nova Scotia
Political partyLiberal

Eleanor Elizabeth Tucker Norrie (born 1942) is a former teacher, restaurant owner and politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. She represented Truro-Bible Hill in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1998 as a Liberal member.[1]

Norrie was born in Tatamagouche Mountain, Nova Scotia and was educated at Colchester County Academy and the provincial normal school.[2] Norrie entered provincial politics in the 1993 election, defeating former Progressive Conservative MLA Jack Coupar by 187 votes in the Truro-Bible Hill riding.[3][4] In June 1993, Norrie was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of the Civil Service.[5] She became Minister of Human Resources later that year when the Civil Service Commission was replaced with the Department of Human Resources.[6] In March 1995, Norrie was shuffled to Minister of Housing and Consumer Affairs.[7] In March 1996, Norrie was named Minister of Natural Resources.[8][9] She was dropped from the cabinet when Russell MacLellan took over as premier in July 1997.[10]

Norrie reoffered in the 1998 election,[11][12] but was defeated by Progressive Conservative Jamie Muir.[13][14] She later served as the president of the Liberal association for the federal riding of Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley.[15]

  1. ^ "Electoral History for Truro-Bible Hill" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  2. ^ "Catching up with old friends". Truro Daily News. August 18, 2011. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 149. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  4. ^ "Female representation increases, but not by much". The Chronicle Herald. May 26, 1993. Archived from the original on October 7, 2000. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  5. ^ "Historic Liberal cabinet sworn in". The Chronicle Herald. June 12, 1993. Archived from the original on August 30, 2000. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  6. ^ "Women in the Legislatures (Nova Scotia)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  7. ^ "Savage plays musical chairs with Cabinet, adds O'Malley". The Chronicle Herald. March 21, 1995.
  8. ^ "Eleanor Norrie appointed Minister of Natural Resources" (PDF). Nova Scotia Minerals Update. Department of Natural Resources, Minerals and Energy Branch. Summer 1996. p. 2. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  9. ^ "Premier announces cabinet realignment". Government of Nova Scotia. March 22, 1996. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  10. ^ "MacLellan makeover". The Chronicle Herald. July 19, 1997. Archived from the original on February 4, 1998. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  11. ^ "Norrie gets nod in Truro-Bible Hill". The Chronicle Herald. February 18, 1998. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  12. ^ "Norrie lightning rod for Truro voters' discontent". The Chronicle Herald. March 2, 1998. Archived from the original on February 29, 2004. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  13. ^ "Election Returns, 1998 (Truro-Bible Hill)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  14. ^ "Six cabinet ministers shelved". The Chronicle Herald. March 25, 1998. Archived from the original on November 25, 2004. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  15. ^ "Cumberland-Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley Liberals elect new president". The Amherst News. December 17, 2009. Archived from the original on March 28, 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-03.