Jack MacDougall

Jack MacDougall
MacDougall in August 2010
Leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick
In office
2009–2011
Preceded byErik Millett (interim)
Succeeded byGreta Doucet (interim)
Personal details
Born1953 (age 70–71)
Political partyGreen Party of New Brunswick (2008–)
New Brunswick Liberal Association (–2008)

Jack MacDougall (born 1953) is a former politician in New Brunswick, Canada.

He was owner-operator of a taxi business in Saint John, New Brunswick which he sold prior to 1982. In 1982, he led a 1-year, $1 million fundraising campaign to save the Imperial Theatre.[1] He worked for the Liberal Party of New Brunswick from 1984 to 1999. In 2002, he was an unsuccessful candidate for leader of the party.[2] In August 2008, he was hired by the Green Party of Canada as Maritimes Organizer.[3]

On September 24, 2009, MacDougall was acclaimed the leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick.[4] In the 2010 general election, the Green Party polled 4.5 per cent of the vote and elected no members.[5] In his own riding of Fredericton-Nashwaaksis, MacDougall finished third with 9.4 per cent of the vote.[6] He resigned as leader on September 12, 2011.[6]

He received an award "for breaking the mold" for his work in saving the Imperial Theatre in 2013.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Jack McDougall gets curtain call as theatre saviour". CBC News. September 19, 2013. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
  2. ^ "N.B. Liberals pick new leader". CBC News. May 11, 2002. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
  3. ^ "Long-time N.B. Grit turns Green". CBC News. August 26, 2008. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
  4. ^ "MacDougall acclaimed as new N.B. Green Party leader". CBC News. September 24, 2009. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
  5. ^ "No seats for Green Party". CBC News. September 27, 2010. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
  6. ^ a b "Jack MacDougall resigns as Green Party leader". CBC News. September 12, 2011. Retrieved 2014-11-09.