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Graham Steele

The Honourable
Graham Steele
E.C.N.S.
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Graham Steele, MLA
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Halifax Fairview
In office
March 6, 2001 – October 8, 2013
Preceded by Eileen O'Connell
Succeeded by Lena Diab
Minister of Finance
In office
June 19, 2009 – May 30, 2012
Premier Darrell Dexter
Preceded by Jamie Muir
Succeeded by Maureen MacDonald
Minister of Acadian Affairs
In office
June 19, 2009 – May 30, 2012
Premier Darrell Dexter
Preceded by Chris d'Entremont
Succeeded by Dave Wilson
Minister of Economic and Rural Development and Tourism
In office
May 10, 2013 – October 22, 2013
Premier Darrell Dexter
Preceded by Percy Paris
Succeeded by Michel Samson
Personal details
Born (1964-07-06) July 6, 1964 (age 52)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Political party NDP
Residence Halifax, Nova Scotia
Occupation lawyer
Website www.grahamsteele.ca

Graham Steele (July 8, 1964, Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician, having represented the constituency of Halifax Fairview in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2001-2013 for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.

A native of Winnipeg, Steele graduated with a B.A. from the University of Manitoba and was recipient of the Governor General's Silver Medal. Steele received a Rhodes Scholarship and attended St Edmund Hall, Oxford University graduating in 1986 with a degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE). Steele moved to Halifax in fall 1986 to attend Dalhousie Law School and graduated with an LL.B. in 1989.

Steele practised law with Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales in Halifax from 1989-1993 and was General Counsel to the Nova Scotia Workers Compensation Board from 1993-1998. Steele was Research Director for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party's caucus office from 1998-2001.

Steele has done workshops in Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and the Middle East for the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs.


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