Keith Colwell
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The Honourable Keith Colwell ECNS MLA |
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| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Preston-Dartmouth Preston (2003-2013) |
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Assumed office August 5, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | David Hendsbee |
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Eastern Shore |
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In office May 25, 1993 – July 27, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Riding Established |
| Succeeded by | Bill Dooks |
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October 3, 1947 Jemseg, New Brunswick |
| Political party | Liberal |
Keith Wayne Colwell (born October 3, 1947) is a Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, representing the riding of Preston-Dartmouth for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
Colwell was raised in Jemseg, New Brunswick. Since the 1990s, he has owned and operated a manufacturing company and was one of the founding members of the Enterprise Forum for Nova Scotia.
Colwell successfully ran for the Liberal nomination in the riding of Eastern Shore in spring 1993. He was elected in the 1993 provincial election and was re-elected in the 1998 provincial election. Following his re-election, Colwell was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia where he served as Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Minister of Consumer Services, as well as holding other cabinet responsibilities.
Colwell was defeated in the 1999 provincial election by Bill Dooks. Turning to municipal politics, Colwell was elected to Halifax Regional Council on October 30, 1999, in a by-election for the Halifax Regional Municipality where he represented District 3 (Preston/Porters Lake). Colwell was re-elected in District 3 in the 2000 municipal general election.
Colwell successfully ran for the Liberal nomination in the riding of Preston and was elected in the 2003 provincial election. He was re-elected in the 2006 and 2009 provincial elections. The riding name was changed in 2013 to Preston-Dartmouth and he was re-elected in the 2013 provincial election.
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