Shawn Cleary

Shawn Cleary (born October 8, 1971) is a Canadian politician. He represents District 9 (Halifax West Armdale) on Halifax Regional Council. Before entering politics, he was an assistant professor in the department of business administration at Mount Saint Vincent University. He is also well known for organizing three TEDxMSVU conferences from 2015-2017.[1]

Early life and education

Born in October 1971 in Brampton, Ontario, Cleary earned his undergraduate degree in Financial & Economic Studies in 1994 from the University of Western Ontario.[2] He graduated with an MBA from Saint Mary's University in 1997.[3] He is pursuing a doctoral degree in business administration with a focus on human resource management.[4]

Political career

From 1998 to 2000, Cleary managed the research office and provided economic policy advice for Joe Clark, then-leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.[5]

From 2000–2001, Cleary was a policy advisor to David Angus, a senator from Montreal and longstanding member and vice-chair of the Senate’s Standing Committee on Banking, Trade, and Commerce.[6]

In 2001, Cleary was asked to come back to Nova Scotia to work as the Executive Assistant to Jane Purves, who was the Minister of Education in John Hamm's provincial government. He worked for Purves from 2001–2003.[7]

On October 15, 2016, Cleary was elected to the District 9 (Halifax West Armdale) seat in the October 15, 2016 2016 Halifax Regional Municipality municipal election.[8]

References
  1. "MSVU Press Release: TEDxMSVU returns on March 9 with exciting lineup of speakers, March 9, 2017".
  2. "Shawn Cleary LinkedIn profile".
  3. "Saint Mary's University Convocation Fall 1997 Program" (PDF).
  4. "Shawn Cleary LinkedIn profile".
  5. "Clark staff continues to jump ship: Loses two more aides," Robert Fife, Ottawa Bureau Chief, with files from Tim Naumetz. National Post. 19 Jan 2000: A7.
  6. "Shawn Cleary LinkedIn profile".
  7. "Nova Scotia Legislature, transcript of Committee of the Whole House on Supply, April 15, 2002". April 1, 2017.
  8. Woodford, Zane (October 31, 2016). "Shawn Cleary's election win over Linda Mosher confirmed after District 9 recount". Metro News Halifax. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.