Dave Ramsay
{{Short description|Canadian businessman and politician}}
{{Distinguish|Dave Ramsey|Dave Rumsey (disambiguation)}}
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{{similar names|David Ramsay (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image =
| name = Dave Ramsay
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| birth_date = March 18, 1970
| birth_place = Saint John, New Brunswick
| residence = Yellowknife, NT
| office = Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
| constituency = Kam Lake
| term_start = November 24, 2003
| term_end = November 23, 2015
| predecessor = Tony Whitford
| successor = Kieron Testart
| party = Independent
| occupation =
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Dave Ramsay (born March 18, 1970, in Saint John, New Brunswick) is a Yellowknife businessman and politician.
Political career
Ramsay first ran for a seat in the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly in the 1999 Northwest Territories general election in the electoral district of Range Lake. He was defeated by candidate Sandy Lee finishing a close second. He would run again in the 2003 Northwest Territories general election this time in the electoral district of Kam Lake. He defeated two other candidates with nearly 50% of the vote to win his first term in office.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/nwtvotes2003/riding/016/ | title=Kam Lake riding profile | publisher = Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |accessdate=2007-09-08}}
Ramsay was reelected to a second term in the 2007 general election. He won a third term in the 2011 election and was chosen for cabinet on the formation of the 17th Assembly, serving as Minister of Transport.
References
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| url = https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/merv-hardie-ferry-may-go-to-tsiigehtchic-n-w-t-1.1339167
| title = Merv Hardie ferry may go to Tsiigehtchic, N.W.T
| work = CBC North
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| date = 2013-02-23
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| accessdate = 2020-08-28
| quote = Transportation Minister Dave Ramsay says the Merv Hardie needs some work, but he'll be considering the best place to send it back into service.
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110719202645/http://www.assembly.gov.nt.ca/_live/pages/wpPages/membersmlakamlake.aspx Dave Ramsay Legislature biography]
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Category:Politicians from Saint John, New Brunswick
Category:Politicians from Yellowknife
Category:Members of the Executive Council of the Northwest Territories
Category:21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
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