Mark Ignatius Furey is a

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politician and retired police officer, who was elected to the

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in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the

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, he represented the electoral district of

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until his retirement from politics in 2021. Furey is a retired police officer, having served in the

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. On October 22, 2013 Furey was appointed to the

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where he served as Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations, as well as Minister responsible for Part II of the Gaming Control Act and the Minister responsible for the Residential Tenancies Act. Furey was re-elected in the 2017 election. On June 15, 2017, premier Stephen McNeil shuffled his cabinet, moving Furey to Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Provincial Secretary, and the newly established Minister of Labour Relations.

Electoral record

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Carolyn Bolivar-Getson Carolyn Bolivar-Getson (born February 10, 1964) is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Lunenburg West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2003 to 2009 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives. Born in 19 ...

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References

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