Michel Samson | |
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Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Cape Breton-Richmond Richmond (1998-2013) | |
In office March 24, 1998 – May 30, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Richie Mann |
Succeeded by | Alana Paon |
Minister of Economic and Rural Development and Tourism | |
In office October 22, 2013 – May 30, 2017 | |
Premier | Stephen McNeil |
Preceded by | Graham Steele |
Leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party interim | |
In office June 20, 2006 – April 27, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Francis MacKenzie |
Succeeded by | Stephen McNeil |
Minister of the Environment | |
In office December 16, 1998 – August 16, 1999 | |
Premier | Russell MacLellan |
Preceded by | Don Downe |
Succeeded by | Kerry Morash |
Personal details | |
Born | 1972[1] Sydney, Nova Scotia |
Political party | Nova Scotia Liberal Party |
Residence(s) | Arichat, Nova Scotia |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Michel P. Samson (born 1972) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Cape Breton-Richmond, formerly Richmond in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 2017. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
Samson attended Isle Madame District High School and graduated with a B.A. from Dalhousie University in 1994 and a LL.B. from Dalhousie Law School in 1997. Samson articled with the Halifax law firm of Blois, Nickerson & Bryson and he was admitted to the Nova Scotia in 1998 before working as an associate at the Port Hawkesbury law firm of Macdonald, Boudrot & Doucet.