Murray K. Scott (born January 18, 1953) is a politician in

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. He represented the electoral district of

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in the

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from 1998 to 2010. He served as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.

Education

Scott attended Atlantic Police Academy and Université de Moncton.

Employment

He served 20 years as police officer with the Moncton and Springhill municipal forces, received Governor General's Award for bravery while a police officer, in addition to a 20-year police exemplary service medal, and was president and a provincial director of Local 203, Police Association of Nova Scotia.

Political career

Scott was first elected to the

in the 1998 election. He was re-elected in the

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and

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. He was elected

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in August 1999, and served in that role until being appointed to cabinet in February 2006. As a member of the

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, Scott served as Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal, and Minister of Economic and Rural Development. Along with his cabinet duties, he was also the minister responsible for the Human Rights Act, the Regulations Act, Part II of the Workers' Compensation Act, Military Relations, and Nova Scotia Business Incorporated. On August 10, 2010, Scott announced that he would retire from politics by the end of 2010. He officially resigned as the MLA for Cumberland South on September 8, 2010, clearing the way for party leader

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to run in a byelection.

Community involvement

Served as a member of the citizens' advisory committee of the Springhill Institution; Co-ordinator of the local association of Crime Stoppers; Also past president of the Springhill Minor Hockey Association; Past vice-president of the Springhill Basketball Association, Past member of Springhill Industrial Commission; Previous Master of the Masonic Lodge; and past financial secretary for the Springhill United Baptist Church.

Family

Scott has been married for 33 years to Linda Scott, an

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. They have two children, Jeremy (a lawyer) and Jan (a

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teacher).

References

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