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Gordon Balser (born February 24, 1954) is a former educator and politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Digby-Annapolis in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 2003 as a Progressive Conservative member.

He was born in Digby, Nova Scotia, the son of George Balser and Seddie Crosby, and was educated at Acadia University. Balser was a teacher, teaching principal and acting superintendent of schools for the Digby district. In 1981, he married Wendy Suzanne Moore.

Political career

Balser entered provincial politics in the 1998 election, defeating Liberal John Drish by 233 votes in the Digby-Annapolis riding.^[1] He was re-elected in the 1999 election by over 2,200 votes.^[2] In August 1999, he was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Economic Development and Minister of Transportation and Public Works.^[3]^[4] In December 1999, the Transportation and Public Works portfolio was transferred to Ron Russell.^[5] In June 2002, Balser was shuffled to Minister of Energy.^[6] On December 19, 2002, premier John Hamm shuffled his cabinet, moving Balser to Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, and Minister of the Public Service Commission.^[7] In the 2003 election, Balser was defeated by Liberal Harold Theriault.^[8]^[9]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/Dist23.pdf |title=Election Returns, 1998 (Digby-Annapolis) |publisher=Elections Nova Scotia |accessdate=2014-11-24 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716132309/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/dist23.pdf |archivedate=2015-07-16 |df= }}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/99DIGANN.pdf|title=Election Returns, 1999 (Digby-Annapolis)|publisher=Elections Nova Scotia|accessdate=2014-11-24}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1999/08/14+200.raw+PE99Aug14+2 |title=Hamm shrinks cabinet |work=The Chronicle Herald |date=August 14, 1999 |accessdate=2014-11-24 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050124064704/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1999%2F08%2F14+200.raw+PE99Aug14+2 |archivedate=January 24, 2005 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-cabinet-smaller-than-the-last-1.181850|title=New Cabinet smaller than the last|publisher=CBC News|date=August 13, 1999|accessdate=2014-11-24}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia-cabinet-shuffled-1.174676|title=Nova Scotia cabinet shuffled|publisher=CBC News|date=December 30, 1999|accessdate=2014-11-24}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20000217018|title=Balser named Minister of Energy, Clark and Olive join cabinet|publisher=Government of Nova Scotia|date=June 17, 2002|accessdate=2014-11-24}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.herald.ns.ca/stories/2002/12/20/f219.raw.html|title=Purves new health boss|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=December 20, 2002|accessdate=2014-11-24|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030509010956/http://www.herald.ns.ca/stories/2002/12/20/f219.raw.html|archivedate=May 9, 2003}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/03dist21.pdf|title=Election Returns, 2003 (Digby-Annapolis)|publisher=Elections Nova Scotia|accessdate=2014-11-24}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?2003/08/06+198.raw+PE03Aug6+2 |title=Several ministers lose seats |work=The Chronicle Herald |date=August 6, 2003 |accessdate=2014-11-24 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050124042943/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?2003%2F08%2F06+198.raw+PE03Aug6+2 |archivedate=January 24, 2005 |deadurl=yes |df= }}