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TITLE: John Leefe fonds
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 26.4 m textual records
DATES: 1974-1999
ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY/BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: John Gordon Leefe was born in Saint John,
N.B., on 21 March 1942, the son of James G. Leefe and Helen
G. (Sancton). He was educated at University of King's
College (BA, 1966), University of New Brunswick (B.Ed.,
1968) and Dalhousie University (MA, 1970). He married Nancy
Morrison in 1964 and they had two children. He taught in
Saint John schools, 1965-1968, and in Halifax schools,
1968-1970. He was head of the social studies department,
Liverpool Regional High School, 1970-1979; and assistant to
the curriculum supervisor, Queens District School Board,
1981-1983. He was elected to the legislature as Conservative
MLA for Queens in 1978, and was re-elected in 1981, 1984,
1988, 1993, and 1997. He was deputy speaker of the
legislature, 1981-1983; and minister of fisheries,
1983-1989; the environment, 1988-1992; and natural
resources, 1992-1993. He was appointed house leader in 1991,
and was chairman of the Public Accounts Committee in 1993.
He was president of the Canadian Council of Ministers of the
Environment, 1990-1991, and a member of the National Round
Table on Environment and the Economy, 1991-1992. In 1993 he
became opposition critic for the environment, and was also
appointed by Health Minister Ron Stewart to the Blueprint
Committee on Health Care Reform. In the provincial election
in July 1999 he chose not to run and retired from the
legislature. Leefe was also the author of several articles
and books, including 'The Atlantic Privateers' (1978), ' A
History of Early Nova Scotia '(1983), which he co-authored,
and ' Kejimkujik National Park' (1981).
SCOPE AND CONTENT: Fonds consists of four series:MLA case files; Legislative
committee records; Progressive Conservative Party records;
Press releases, speeches and MLA newsletters;
REPOSITORY: Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management
RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS: Access to the fonds is restricted until 22 November 2024.
TERMS GOVERNING USE AND REPRODUCTION: Permission for access and reproduction must be
obtained in writing from the donor.
FINDING AID AVAILABLE: Series descriptions available.
ONLINE FINDING AID: http://webarchives.nsarm.gov.ns.ca/webcat/request/Action?Sys
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PROVENANCE: Leefe, John, 1942-
SUBJECTS: Provincial Government
Progressive Conservative Party
Provincial Government - Member of Legislative Assembly
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