Tammy Scott-Wallace is a Canadian Progressive Conservative politician who has represented Sussex-Fundy-St. Martins in the

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since

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. Prior to running for politics, Scott-Wallace worked as an award-winning journalist for over 25 years, with the majority of those years spent writing for the

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and the

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. Scott-Wallace is a member of the

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, serving as Minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture, as well as Minister responsible for Women's Equality. She is the first woman to be elected to represent the riding of Sussex-Fundy-St. Martins.

Early life

After growing up in Belleisle and graduating from

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, Scott-Wallace attended

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's political science program before transferring to the journalism program at

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. From there, she launched a 25-year career as a journalist, writing for the Kings County Record and Telegraph-Journal for the bulk of her career.

Political career

First election

Following the retirement of long-time Sussex-Fundy-St. Martins MLA Bruce Northrup, Scott-Wallace secured the Progressive Conservative nomination for the riding in the 2020 New Brunswick general election. Despite the riding being known as a conservative stronghold, the unpopularity of scrapped healthcare reform proposals left the party's standing in the region to be questioned. Assuring voters that the proposed changes would not be re-tabled by her party, Scott-Wallace was able to win Sussex-Fundy-St. Martins with a majority of the vote. In doing so, she became the first woman to represent the riding in the provincial legislature.

Minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture

As a freshman in the legislature, Premier Blaine Higgs appointed Scott-Wallace to his cabinet as Minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture on September 29, 2020. She took over the mandate in the midst of the tourism sector's recovery from the

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. Scott-Wallace was also appointed Minister responsible for Women's Equality

Electoral record

Sussex-Fundy-St. Martins

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott-Wallace, Tammy Living people Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick MLAs Women MLAs in New Brunswick 21st-century Canadian women politicians Year of birth missing (living people) Women government ministers of Canada Mount Allison University alumni