Vince MacLean, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Vince MacLean

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 08-Dec-1944

Place of Birth: Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


Show Famous Birthdays Today, Canada

👉 Worldwide Celebrity Birthdays Today

About Vince MacLean

  • Vincent James MacLean (born December 8, 1944) was leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party in 1985 and again from 1986 to 1992.
  • He was replaced by John Savage. He was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia on Cape Breton Island, the son of Joseph W.
  • MacLean and Marguerite MacNeil.
  • MacLean grew up and lives in Sydney.
  • He was educated at Sydney Academy, St.
  • Francis Xavier University, the University of New Brunswick and Saint Mary's University.
  • He served in the Canadian Officers' Training Corps at CFB Shilo in Manitoba from 1964 to 1966.
  • In 1968, he married Natalie Furdas.
  • He was a high school teacher at Sydney Academy before being elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in 1974.He represented the riding of Cape Breton South from 1974 until 1993.
  • MacLean was speaker for the assembly from 1974 to 1976, when he was named to the cabinet as Minister of Lands and Forests and Minister of Environment.
  • He later served as mayor of Sydney.
  • In 1997, MacLean sought election to Parliament as a Liberal candidate in the newly created federal riding of Sydney—Victoria, but was defeated by Peter Mancini of the New Democratic Party.

Read more at Wikipedia