Jill S. Balser is a
Canadian
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politician, who was elected to the
Nova Scotia House of Assembly
The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (french: Assemblée législative de la Nouvelle-Écosse; gd, Taigh Seanaidh Alba Nuadh), or Legislative Assembly, is the deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia of the province of Nova Scotia ...
in the
2021 Nova Scotia general election
The 2021 Nova Scotia general election was held on August 17, 2021, to elect members to the 64th General Assembly of Nova Scotia.
In April 2019, the Electoral Boundaries Commission released its final report entitled, ''Balancing Effective Represe ...
. She represents the riding of
Digby-Annapolis
Digby—Annapolis is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada which existed between 1993 and 2013 and since 2021. It elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The electoral district includes the Municipality of th ...
as a member of the
Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia
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 ...
.
She is the daughter of
Gordon Balser
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.
Early life
He was bor ...
, who represented the same district from 1998 to 2003.
On August 31, 2021, Balser was made Minister of Labor, Skills, and Immigration, as well as Minister responsible for Apprenticeship.
Electoral record
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs
Women MLAs in Nova Scotia
21st-century Canadian politicians
21st-century Canadian women politicians
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