| 词条 | Greg Kerr |
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| image = | imagesize = 150px | | name = Greg J. Kerr | honorific-suffix = MP, B.A, B.Ed | small| caption = | birth_name = John Gregory Kerr | birth_date = {{birth date and age |1947|10|8}} | birth_place = Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia | death_date = | death_place = | residence = Granville Centre, Nova Scotia | office = MLA for Annapolis West | term_start = September 19, 1978 | term_end = May 25, 1993 | predecessor = Peter M. Nicholson | successor = Riding Dissolved | office2 = MP for West Nova | term_start2 = October 14, 2008 | term_end2 = October 19, 2015 | predecessor2 = Robert Thibault | successor2 = Colin Fraser | party = Conservative | portfolio = | religion = Anglican | spouse= Marcia Longmire | occupation = Farmer, logger, teacher }} John Gregory Kerr (born October 8, 1947) is a Canadian politician. He was the Member of Parliament for West Nova from 2008 to 2015 and a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1993. Early life and educationBorn in Annapolis Royal, he graduated from Annapolis Royal Regional Academy. He then graduated from Mount Allison University with a B.A. and B.Ed. After graduation, he taught at Bridgetown Regional High School. Political careerHe represented Annapolis West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1993 as a Progressive Conservative member. Kerr served in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Culture, Recreation and Fitness from 1980 to 1981, as Minister of the Environment from 1981 to 1983, as Minister of Finance from 1983 to 1993, as Minister of Housing from 1988 to 1989 and as Minister of Tourism and Culture from 1992 to 1993. Kerr was defeated when he ran for re-election in the 1993 election.[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the House of Commons in 2006. He was elected as the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for the electoral district of West Nova in the 2008 federal election.[2] He served in the House of Commons as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs. In April 2014, Kerr announced that he is not running in the 2015 federal election.[3] Personal lifeKerr married his high-school girlfriend, Marica Longmire in 1970. They live in Granville Centre, Nova Scotia and own a beef farm and logging operation. The couple have two children, Gillian and Megan. He is an active warden in the Anglican Church. In January 2013, Kerr suffered a stroke.[4] Electoral record{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2011|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Greg Kerr|20,204|47.04|+7.10| }}{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Robert Thibault|15,632|36.39|+0.24| }}{{CANelec|CA|NDP|George Barron|5,631|13.11|-3.78| }}{{CANelec|CA|Green|Ross Johnson|1,487|3.46|-1.55| }}{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|42,954|100.00| }}{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|356|0.82 |+0.10 }}{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|43,310|63.95| +1.2}}{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters| 67,287 |–|–| }}{{end}}{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2008|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Greg Kerr|16,779|39.94|+1.83|$70,657}}{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Robert Thibault|15,185|36.15|-3.09|$65,606}}{{CANelec|CA|NDP|George Barron|7,097|16.89|-1.94|$12,741}}{{CANelec|CA|Green|Ronald Mills|2,106|5.01|+2.71|$230}}{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Cindy M. Nesbitt|844|2.01|–|$10,570}}{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|42,011|100.00 | }}{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|304|0.72 | }}{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|42,315|62.8| }}{{CANelec/gain|CA|Conservative|Liberal| -2.46}}{{end}}{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2006|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Robert Thibault|17,734|39.24|-3.42|$72,735}}{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Greg Kerr|17,222|38.11|+5.06|$54,065}}{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Arthur Bull|8,511|18.83|-2.30|$25,355}}{{CANelec|CA|Green|Matthew Granger|1,040|2.30|-0.92|$193}}{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Ken Griffiths|681|1.51|–|$2,576}}{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 45,189 |100.00 | }}{{Canadian_politics/party colours/Liberal/row}}|align="left" colspan=2|Liberal hold |align="right"|Swing |align="right"| -4.24 |align="right"|{{end}} References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1993/05/26+107.raw+PE93Elect |title=Liberal sweep claims cabinet ministers |work=The Chronicle Herald |date=May 26, 1993 |accessdate=2014-10-29 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000830230443/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1993%2F05%2F26+107.raw+PE93Elect |archivedate=August 30, 2000 |deadurl=yes |df= }} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/west-nova-goes-conservative-1.734739|title=West Nova goes Conservative|publisher=CBC News|date=October 15, 2008|accessdate=2014-10-29}} 3. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.novanewsnow.com/section/2014-04-26/article-3703048/Greg-Kerr-won%26rsquo%3Bt-re-offer-in-next-federal-election/1|title=Greg Kerr won't re-offer in next federal election|work=The Spectator|publisher=Nova News Now|date=April 26, 2014|accessdate=2014-05-02}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/528528-mp-kerr-recovering-from-stroke|title=MP Kerr recovering from stroke|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=January 25, 2013|accessdate=2014-10-29}} External links
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