John Savage (politician)
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The Honourable John Savage OC, ONS |
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| Premier of Nova Scotia | |
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In office June 11, 1993 – July 18, 1997 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Lieutenant Governor |
Lloyd Crouse James Kinley |
| Preceded by | Don W. Cameron |
| Succeeded by | Russell MacLellan |
| MLA for Dartmouth South | |
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In office May 25, 1993 – March 24, 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Roland J. Thornhill |
| Succeeded by | Don Chard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 28, 1932 Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales |
| Died | May 13, 2003 (aged 70) Dartmouth, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret |
| Children | 7 |
| Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
| Occupation | Physician |
John Patrick Savage, OC, ONS (May 28, 1932 – May 13, 2003) was aWelsh-born Canadian physician and politician. Savage was the 23r Premier of Nova Scotia between 1993 and 1997. He was born in Wales, and educated in the United Kingdom and Ireland. He immigrated to Canada in 1967 and was a noted family physician in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. He became the mayor of Dartmouth in 1985, and won re-election twice. He then became the leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party in 1992 and stepped down as mayor. In 1993, he defeated the incumbent provincial government and became premier. Savage was a controversial premier, bringing in many reforms in taxation, regional government, and government hiring practices. He resigned as premier in 1997 due to his low approval ratings in public polls. He died of cancer at the age of 70 in 2003. He was the father of Mike Savage, current mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality.
Born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, he was the son of an Irish doctor and a Welsh Baptist housewife. He attend school at Prior Park, in Bath, before attending Queen's University of Belfast to become a physician.
He was generally unhappy with the United Kingdom's government-run healthcare system known as the National Health Service. When he saw an advertisement for doctors in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, Savage decided to pack up his family and move across the ocean to continue his medical practice in 1967. He made a name for himself as the "hippie doctor" in the 1970s, due to his beard and progressive health stances. By setting up a detox centre — and a free clinic in the economically disadvantaged and mostly black community of North Preston — he assured his reputation as a left-winger.
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