Keith Russell is a

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politician in

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and former Minister of Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs. He was elected to the

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in the 2011 provincial election. A member of the

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, he represented the

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district of

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until his 2015 election defeat. Before entering provincial politics Russell was an Ordinary Member for Upper Lake Melville in the

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Government.

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References

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