Donald Fraser MacLean (born December 18, 1937) was a Canadian politician. He represented the
electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
of
Pictou Centre
Pictou Centre is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
...
in the
Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1974 to 1976. He was a member of the
Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party
The Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia (formerly Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia), is a moderate political party in Nova Scotia, Canada. Like most conservative parties in Atlantic Canada, it has been historically as ...
.
MacLean was born in
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
New Glasgow is a town in Pictou County, in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated on the banks of the East River of Pictou, which flows into Pictou Harbour, a sub-basin of the Northumberland Strait.
The town's population was 9,075 ...
. He was educated at
St. Francis Xavier University
St. Francis Xavier University is a public undergraduate liberal arts university located in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a member of the Maple League, a group of primarily undergraduate universities in Eastern Canada.
History
St. Franc ...
and was a businessman. In 1957, he was married to Virginia Allan Brooks.
MacLean entered provincial politics in the
1974 election, when he defeated his Liberal opponent by 146 votes in Pictou Centre. MacLean resigned as MLA in 1976 for business reasons.
References
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1937 births
Living people
Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs
People from New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
St. Francis Xavier University alumni