Brian Young (Nova Scotia politician)
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Brian Alexander Young is a former politician in Nova Scotia
, Canada. He represented Cape Breton North
in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
from 1981 to 1993 as a Progressive Conservative member.
He was born in North Sydney, Nova Scotia
, the son of James R. Young and Nancy Ann Wilkie, and educated at Saint Francis Xavier University and Dalhousie University
. Young is president of Young's Topex Limited, which produces speciality steel products. He served on the town council for North Sydney from 1980 to 1981. Young was a member of the province's Executive Council, serving as Minister of Labour from 1985 to 1987, Minister of Tourism and Culture from 1987 to 1988 and Minister of Municipal Affairs from 1988 to 1993. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1993.
Young established a foundation to promote organ donation
which is named after his daughter Carmen, who died in 1992 after undergoing a double lung transplant.
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, Canada. He represented Cape Breton North
Cape Breton North
Cape Breton North is a provincial electoral district in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....
in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
Nova Scotia House of Assembly
The Nova Scotia Legislature, consisting of Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant Governor and the House of Assembly, is the legislative branch of the provincial government of Nova Scotia, Canada...
from 1981 to 1993 as a Progressive Conservative member.
He was born in North Sydney, Nova Scotia
North Sydney, Nova Scotia
North Sydney is a community in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Regional Municipality.Located on the north side of Sydney Harbour, along the eastern coast of Cape Breton Island, North Sydney is an important port in Atlantic Canada as it is the western terminus of the Marine Atlantic ferry service...
, the son of James R. Young and Nancy Ann Wilkie, and educated at Saint Francis Xavier University and Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University is a public research university located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The university comprises eleven faculties including Schulich School of Law and Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine. It also includes the faculties of architecture, planning and engineering located at...
. Young is president of Young's Topex Limited, which produces speciality steel products. He served on the town council for North Sydney from 1980 to 1981. Young was a member of the province's Executive Council, serving as Minister of Labour from 1985 to 1987, Minister of Tourism and Culture from 1987 to 1988 and Minister of Municipal Affairs from 1988 to 1993. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1993.
Young established a foundation to promote organ donation
Organ donation
Organ donation is the donation of biological tissue or an organ of the human body, from a living or dead person to a living recipient in need of a transplantation. Transplantable organs and tissues are removed in a surgical procedure following a determination, based on the donor's medical and...
which is named after his daughter Carmen, who died in 1992 after undergoing a double lung transplant.