Allister Surette

Allister Surette
President of Université Sainte-Anne
Assumed office
July 1, 2011
Preceded by André Roberge
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Argyle
In office
May 25, 1993 – March 24, 1998
Preceded by Neil LeBlanc
Succeeded by Neil LeBlanc
Personal details
Born 1961 (age 56–57)
Lower West Pubnico, Nova Scotia
Political party Liberal

Allister Wilbert Surette (born 1961) is a Canadian politician and currently the President and Vice-Chancellor of Université Sainte-Anne. He represented the electoral district of Argyle in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1998. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]

Early life and education

Surette was born in Lower West Pubnico, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.[2] He graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Dalhousie University and a Bachelor of Education from Saint Mary's University in 1984. He was a high school teacher by career.[2]

Political career

Surette entered provincial politics in the 1993 election, defeating Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Neil LeBlanc in the Argyle riding.[3][4] Surette served in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Human Resources, Minister in charge of the Youth Secretariat and the Office of Acadian Affairs, and Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs.[5] In a re-match from 1993,[6] Surette was defeated by LeBlanc when he ran for re-election in 1998.[7][8]

After politics

Between 1998 and 2003, he was chief executive officer of the Collège de l'Acadie, which was the only French-language community college in Nova Scotia.[5] In 2003, Surette became vice-president for development and partnerships at Université Sainte-Anne,[9] and in 2004 served as the chair of the organizing committee for the Acadian World Congress.[5] In November 2010, Surette was named President and Vice-Chancellor of Université Sainte-Anne,[5] taking office on July 1, 2011.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Electoral History for Argyle" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
  2. 1 2 "Cabinet biography". Government of Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on January 28, 1998. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
  3. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
  4. ↑ "Liberal sweep claims cabinet ministers". The Chronicle Herald. May 26, 1993. Archived from the original on March 9, 2000. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Surette to take helm of Université Sainte-Anne". The Digby Courier. November 25, 2010. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
  6. ↑ "Heavyweights duke it out in Acadian ridings". The Chronicle Herald. March 7, 1998. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
  7. ↑ "Election Returns, 1998 (Argyle)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
  8. ↑ "Six cabinet ministers shelved". The Chronicle Herald. March 25, 1998. Archived from the original on November 25, 2004. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
  9. 1 2 "Allister Surette appointed transition co-ordinator for Bridgetown". The Vanguard. May 9, 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-06.


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