Tony Ince (born 1958) is a
Canadian
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politician, who was elected to the
Nova Scotia House of Assembly
The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (french: Assemblée législative de la Nouvelle-Écosse; gd, Taigh Seanaidh Alba Nuadh), or Legislative Assembly, is the deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia
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in the
2013 provincial election, representing the electoral district of
Cole Harbour for the
Nova Scotia Liberal Party where he defeated the incumbent, Premier
Darrell Dexter.
Early life and education
Ince was born in Halifax and worked as counsellor with the Department of Community Services. He also worked as a project coordinator with the Black Educators Association.
Political career
Ince ran in the 2009 provincial election losing to Dexter. He was elected in the 2013 provincial election.
On October 22, 2013, Ince was appointed to the
Executive Council of Nova Scotia
The Executive Council of Nova Scotia (informally and more commonly, the Cabinet of Nova Scotia) is the cabinet of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
Almost always made up of members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, the Cabinet is simi ...
where he served as Minister of Communities, Culture and Heritage as well as Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs and the Minister responsible for the Heritage Property Act.
Ince was re-elected in the
2017 election. On June 15, 2017, premier Stephen McNeil shuffled his cabinet, moving Ince to Minister of the Public Service Commission, while keeping the Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs portfolio.
Electoral record
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References
External links
Members of the Nova Scotia Legislative AssemblyLiberal caucus profile
Living people
Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs
People from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia
Members of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia
21st-century Canadian politicians
Black Canadian politicians
1958 births
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