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| Michèle Raymond | |
 Michele Raymond, MLA |
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MLA for Halifax Atlantic
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| Preceded by | Robert Chisholm |
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| Political party | NDP |
Michèle Raymond is a Canadian politician and author. She currently serves as Halifax Atlantic's NDP MLA. A Halifax-area resident since 1963, she received degrees from Yale 1978 and Dalhousie in Linguistics and Law, respectively.
In her first attempt at political office, Raymond became MLA in 2003, replacing Robert Chisholm, who retired. Raised in Jollimore, Raymond was able to use the support of voters in Spryfield and Harrietsfield, in order to win the 2006 election.
Prior to becoming a politician, Raymond co-founded the Urban Farm Museum Society of Spryfield and has been part of a campaign to reactivate the Northwest Arm Ferry. She has volunteered with the Nova Scotia Museum and is the vice-president of the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia and other heritage societies around Nova Scotia for which she was awarded the Queen's Jubilee Medal. She is also the co-author with historian Heather Watts of Halifax's Northwest Arm: An Illustrated History published by Formac Publishing in 2003.
External links
- Members of the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly
- NDP caucus profile
- Michèle Raymond's constituency website
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