Brian Alexander Young (born September 29, 1949''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1984'', PG Normandin) is a former politician in

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, Canada. He represented

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in the

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from 1981 to 1993 as a Progressive Conservative member. He was born in

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, the son of James R. Young and Julia Therese Young, and educated at

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and

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. He married Nancy Ann Wilkie in 1975. Young is president of Young's Topex Limited, which produces speciality steel products. Young established a foundation to promote

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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. He entered provincial politics in the 1981 election, defeating New Democrat incumbent

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in the Cape Breton North riding. He was re-elected in the 1984 election. On November 26, 1985, Young was appointed to the

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as Minister of Labour. In November 1987, Young was moved to Minister of Tourism and Culture. Young was re-elected in the 1988 election, becoming the only Progressive Conservative elected from Cape Breton. In December 1988, Young became Minister of Municipal Affairs. He was defeated by Liberal

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in the 1993 election.

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Entry from Canadian Who's Who
1949 births Living people Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs Members of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia People from North Sydney, Nova Scotia St. Francis Xavier University alumni Dalhousie University alumni Nova Scotia municipal councillors {{ProgressiveConservative-NovaScotia-MLA-stub