Jane Stopford Purves (July 22, 1949 – June 1, 2013) was a

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politician, who was elected to the

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in the 1999 provincial election. She represented the electoral district of

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as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.

Career

Born in 1949 to Dr. James K.B. Purves and Mary (née Tobin) Purves, She joined ''

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'' in 1974. She was a cub reporter in the Truro bureau, then rose up the ladder while working various beats before holding senior positions in the newsroom. She spent eight years as managing editor at ''

''. In politics, she served in the

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as Minister of Education, and Minister of Health. Following her defeat in the 2003 election, she was named editor of ''The Daily News''. She remained at the paper for less than a year, resigning in October 2004, to take over as chief of staff to Nova Scotia Premier

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Death

Jane Purves died of cancer on June 1, 2013, aged 63.

References

Family

Jane Purves is survived by her only son Thomas MacEachern and her two granddaughters Morgan and Rory MacEachern. Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs 1949 births 2013 deaths Canadian women journalists Canadian newspaper editors Members of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia Women MLAs in Nova Scotia Women newspaper editors Deaths from cancer in Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Ministers of Health 21st-century Canadian politicians 21st-century Canadian women politicians Women government ministers of Canada Writers from Halifax, Nova Scotia Canadian women non-fiction writers {{ProgressiveConservative-NovaScotia-MLA-stub