Jill Suzanne Balser (born March 3, 1986) is a

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politician, who was elected to the

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in the

2021 Nova Scotia general election The 2021 Nova Scotia general election was held on August 17, 2021, to elect members to the 64th General Assembly of Nova Scotia. In a major Upset (competition), upset, Tim Houston led the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, Pr ...

. She represents the riding of Digby-Annapolis as a member of the

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. She is the daughter of

Gordon Balser Gordon Douglas Balser (24 February 1954 – 10 April 2024) was a Canadian educator and politician in Nova Scotia. He represented Digby-Annapolis in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 2003 as a Progressive Conservative member. Ea ...

, who represented the same district from 1998 to 2003. On August 31, 2021, Balser was made Minister of Labor, Skills, and Immigration, as well as Minister responsible for Apprenticeship.

Electoral record

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Living people Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs Women MLAs in Nova Scotia 21st-century Canadian women politicians 1986 births 21st-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly {{ProgressiveConservative-NovaScotia-MLA-stub