Angus "Tando" MacIsaac (born June 4, 1943) is a politician, educator and businessman in

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, Canada.

Political career

Angus MacIsaac's father, Alexander MacIsaac, was MLA of

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prior to October 1968. Upon Alexander MacIsaac's death, a by-election was called. Angus MacIsaac, then 25 years old, ran, and was first elected to the

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on February 11, 1969. MacIsaac ran as a Progressive Conservative and obtained a 371-vote margin of victory. MacIsaac was re-elected with a 265-vote margin on October 13, 1970, in a

general election A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...

. On September 17, 1972, MacIsaac resigned his seat to run federally for the Progressive Conservatives in Cape Breton Highlands—Canso. He made two unsuccessful attempts to win the seat in the

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and

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federal elections. MacIsaac made a successful return to political office in the 1999 provincial election, running in the electoral district of

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. He won the seat with just 12 votes more than the Liberal incumbent. In the 2003 provincial election MacIsaac was re-elected, increasing his margin to 606 votes. He was one of the strongest supporters of Rodney MacDonald in the 2006 Nova Scotia PC leadership election. MacIsaac received his largest margin of victory in the 2006 general election, achieving 1676 more votes than his nearest challenger. MacIsaac was re-elected in the 2009 election with a 275-vote margin over the NDP candidate. On September 4, 2009, MacIsaac resigned his seat, citing family reasons. During his career in provincial politics, MacIsaac served as Minister of Health, Minister of Education, and Minister of Housing under

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, and during his tenure in Rodney MacDonald's government, served as Deputy Premier, Minister of Transportation and Public Works, Minister of Economic Development, and was the Minister of the then newly formed Department of Gaelic Affairs.

Teaching career

MacIsaac is a graduate of

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and

St. Francis Xavier University St. Francis Xavier University is a public undergraduate liberal arts university located in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a member of the Maple League, a group of primarily undergraduate universities in Eastern Canada. History St. Fra ...

where he received a

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. When not holding political office, MacIsaac taught at Junior High School and Senior High School levels in Calgary, Canso, Antigonish, and Guysborough.

Family

MacIsaac is married to Mary Ann (née Milner). They have two children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:MacIsaac, Angus 1943 births Living people Canadian schoolteachers Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs Politicians from London People from Guysborough County, Nova Scotia Deputy premiers of Nova Scotia Members of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Ministers of Health 21st-century Canadian politicians Progressive Conservative Party of Canada candidates for the Canadian House of Commons Candidates in the 1972 Canadian federal election Candidates in the 1974 Canadian federal election Nova Scotia candidates for Member of Parliament