Brian Young (politician)

Brian A. Young
MLA for Cape Breton North
In office
1981–1993
Preceded by Len J. Arsenault
Succeeded by Ron Stewart
Personal details
Born (1949-09-29) September 29, 1949
North Sydney, Nova Scotia
Political party Progressive Conservative

Brian Alexander Young (born September 29, 1949[1]) is a former politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1981 to 1993 as a Progressive Conservative member.[2]

He was born in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, the son of James R. Young and Julia Therese Young,[1] and educated at St. Francis Xavier University and Dalhousie University.[3] He married Nancy Ann Wilkie in 1975.[3] Young is president of Young's Topex Limited, which produces speciality steel products.[4] Young established a foundation to promote organ donation which is named after his daughter Carmen, who died in 1992 after undergoing a double lung transplant.

Young served on the town council for North Sydney from 1980 to 1981.[3] He entered provincial politics in the 1981 election, defeating New Democrat incumbent Len J. Arsenault in the Cape Breton North riding.[5] He was re-elected in the 1984 election.[6] On November 26, 1985, Young was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Labour.[7] In November 1987, Young was moved to Minister of Tourism and Culture.[8] Young was re-elected in the 1988 election,[9] becoming the only Progressive Conservative elected from Cape Breton.[10] In December 1988, Young became Minister of Municipal Affairs.[11] He was defeated by Liberal Ron Stewart in the 1993 election.[12][13]

References

  1. 1 2 Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1984, PG Normandin
  2. ↑ "Electoral History for Northside-Westmount" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  3. 1 2 3 Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory (PDF). Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 238. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  4. ↑ Young's Topex Limited, Industry Canada profile
  5. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1981. p. 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  6. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. p. 38. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  7. ↑ "Minister quits on eve of cabinet swearing-in". The Globe and Mail. November 27, 1985.
  8. ↑ "Buchanan shuffles his cabinet". The Globe and Mail. November 25, 1987.
  9. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1988. p. 38. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  10. ↑ "Nova Scotia Tories win thin majority". The Globe and Mail. September 7, 1988.
  11. ↑ "Contoversial minister returns as Buchanan shuffles cabinet". The Globe and Mail. December 24, 1988.
  12. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. p. 47. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  13. ↑ "Liberal sweep claims cabinet ministers". The Chronicle Herald. May 26, 1993. Archived from the original on August 30, 2000. Retrieved 2014-09-29.


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