Harvey Veniot

Harvey A. Veniot (born November 18, 1915 in Pictou , Pictou County , Nova Scotia , † October 2, 2009 ibid) was a Canadian judge and politician from the province of Nova Scotia.

biography

Veniot studied after school attendance law and was admitted after graduating in 1940 as a lawyer in Nova Scotia. In the following years he worked as a lawyer in his hometown.

He began his political career in 1953 when he ran for the provincial parliament for the first time unsuccessfully at the request of Robert Stanfield , who later became Prime Minister of Nova Scotia . In 1956 he was elected as a candidate for the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia to the House of Representatives of Nova Scotia , in which he represented the constituency of Pictou-West until 1974 .

Between 1961 and 1968 he was speaker of the House of Representatives and thus Speaker of Parliament during the terms of office of Stanfield and his successor George Isaac Smith . As a member of parliament and speaker of parliament, he campaigned for the construction of the Pictou Harbor Causeway, which was named "Harvey A. Veniot Causeway" in his honor shortly after its completion in 1967. This Canadian $ 10 million project generated millions in revenue in the region's commerce, new business and trading ventures, and increased incomes in the region.

Between 1968 and 1974, Veniot served as Secretary of State for Community Affairs, Agriculture and Marketing in the Cabinets of Prime Ministers Smith and Gerald Regan .

He then retired from active politics and initially worked as a lawyer again before Prime Minister John Buchanan appointed him judge at the Provincial Court of Nova Scotia in 1978. He held the post of judge until he retired in 1986.

Web links

• CBCNEWS: "Harvey Veniot, former NS judge and politician, dies"