Harold Theriault

Harold Elwood 'Junior' Theriault
MLA for Digby-Annapolis
In office
August 5, 2003 – October 8, 2013
Preceded byGordon Balser
Succeeded byriding dissolved
Personal details
BornJanuary 1953 (age 71) [1]
East Ferry, Nova Scotia
Political partyLiberal
SpouseDianne
ResidenceWaterford, Nova Scotia
OccupationFisherman

Harold Elwood 'Junior' Theriault (born January 1953) is a former Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, who represented the riding of Digby-Annapolis for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party from 2003 to 2013.[2]

Early life

Born in East Ferry, he was the son of the late Harold Theriault and Christina Stanton.[3][4] Before entering public life, Theriault was employed in the commercial fishery for over 35 years.[5] He was actively involved in fisheries issues and served his community on many local organizations.

Political career

He was first elected in the 2003 election,[6] and was re-elected in 2006[7] and 2009.[8]

On June 29, 2012, Theriault announced that he would not reoffer in the 2013 provincial election.[5][9]

Personal life

He and his wife, Dianne, have five children.

References

  1. ^ Liberal MLA Theriault not running in next provincial election The Chronicle Herald
  2. ^ "Harold (Junior) Theriault". Nova Scotia Liberals. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
  3. ^ Christina Theriault Obituary dignitymemorial.com
  4. ^ Judith Lewis Obituary inmemoriam.ca
  5. ^ a b "Theriault won't re-offer". CBC. June 29, 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  6. ^ "CBC – Nova Scotia Votes 2003". CBC. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
  7. ^ "CBC – Nova Scotia Votes 2006 – District Profiles". CBC. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
  8. ^ "CBC.ca – Nova Scotia Votes – Digby-Annapolis". CBC. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
  9. ^ "Theriault not reoffering in Digby-Annapolis" (Press release). Nova Scotia Liberal Caucus Office. June 29, 2012. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-06-29.


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