Robert Andrew "Andy" Keith Scott, (March 16, 1955 – June 24, 2013) was a

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representing the electoral district of Fredericton. He was a member the Cabinet of Canada, most recently serving as the eighteenth

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(2004–2006).

Early life

Scott was born in 1955 in Fredericton,

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and grew up in Barker's Point, a working-class neighbourhood. He was the only son in a family of four children. His parents both supported the

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, with his father especially an avid volunteer. The family business involved making cement blocks and fireplaces for houses. His father also volunteered for a summer camp for disabled children.Mackrael, Kim (July 13, 2013). "New Brunswick's voice in Ottawa: Whether at a formal policy meeting or at the farmers' market in Fredericton, the MP always wanted to hear constituents' concerns", ''

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'', p. S12.

Political career

In the late 1980s he was a senior civil servant with the provincial Liberal government of

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. He ran for in the 1993 federal election, and won convincingly, becoming the first Liberal MP elected from Fredericton in 40 years. He was re-elected in the 1997 election and was named

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. In 1998, New Democratic Party MP Dick Proctor said he overheard Scott on an airplane talking about several sensitive national matters, including the then-ongoing Vancouver

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(APEC) inquiry. Scott was alleged to have stated that several

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(RCMP) officers (who had used pepper spray against protesters) would take the blame at the end of it all. He denied prejudging the outcome, but later resigned his post as Solicitor General. In an incident in the fall of 2003, Scott was hospitalised after being physically assaulted by a constituent angry over his government's support for

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. Scott returned to the Cabinet in December 2003, when he was named

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for Infrastructure by

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. Following the 2004 federal election he was promoted to the position of Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. On March 5, 2007, he announced that he would not seek reelection in the 2008 federal election.

After politics

On October 22, 2008 it was announced that Andy Scott would assume a research post in social policy at the

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Death

Scott died of cancer on June 24, 2013 at the age of 58, from

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Electoral history

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Andy 1955 births 2013 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick Liberal Party of Canada MPs Canadian Ministers of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada Politicians from Fredericton Deaths from cancer in New Brunswick Deaths from non-Hodgkin lymphoma Solicitors General of Canada Members of the 26th Canadian Ministry Members of the 27th Canadian Ministry