Barbara Adams (politician)
{{Short description|Canadian politician (born 1962)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|08|18}}
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| honorific-suffix = MLA
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| predecessor = Tim Halman
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| party = Progressive Conservative
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| residence = Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia
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| occupation = Physiotherapist
| office = Deputy Premier of Nova Scotia
| term_start = December 12, 2024
| premier = Tim Houston
| term2 = May 30, 2017
| predecessor2 = Joyce Treen
| constituency_AM2 = Eastern Passage
Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage (2017-2021)
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Barbara Anne Adams (born August 18, 1962)[https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/pdfs/people/mlabios.pdf The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present: Adams, Barbara Anne, page 3] Nova Scotia Legislature is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2017 provincial election. A member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, she represents the electoral district of Eastern Passage.[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/election-elected-mla-riding-electoral-district-halifax-1.4135129 "Who won in your riding? See the list of elected MLAs"]. CBC News, May 30, 2017. Adams was the PC critic for Community Services; and the Advisory Council on the Status of Women.
Early life and education
Adams graduated from Dartmouth High School in 1980 and then from Dalhousie University with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy in 1984.
Career
Adams was a physiotherapist and owned and operated a chronic pain clinic in Cole Harbour.[https://www.pcpartyns.ca/barbara_adams Barbara Adams - PC MLA]
On August 31, 2021, Adams was made the first Minister of Seniors and Long-term Care.{{Cite web|url=https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20210831003|title = New Cabinet to Deliver Solutions for Nova Scotians|date = 31 August 2021}}
On April 22, 2024, Adams was appointed Minister of Justice and Attorney General.
Electoral record
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{{Canadian election result/top|NS|2017|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Barbara Adams|2,682|36.40|+15.74}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Joyce Treen|2,585|35.08|-5.54}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Nancy Jakeman|1,759|23.87|-14.85}}
{{CANelec|NS|Green|Rebecca Mosher|343|4.65|+4.65}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|7,369|100.0 }}
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References
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Category:Dalhousie University alumni
Category:Canadian physiotherapists
Category:Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs
Category:Members of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia
Category:Women MLAs in Nova Scotia
Category:21st-century Canadian women politicians
Category:21st-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly