Billy Joe MacLean
Billy Joe MacLean | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Inverness South | |
| In office 1981–1988 | |
| Preceded by | new riding |
| Succeeded by | Danny Graham |
| Mayor of Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia | |
| In office 1994 – November 2, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Almon Chisholm |
| Succeeded by | Brenda Chisholm-Beaton |
| In office 1974–1981 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 24, 1936 Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | April 23, 2025 (aged 88) Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative (1981–86) Independent (1987–88) |
| Residence(s) | Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia |
| Occupation | businessman |
William Joseph MacLean (November 24, 1936 – April 23, 2025) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Inverness South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1981 to 1988. He represented the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party until he was expelled as an MLA on October 30, 1986, and was elected as an independent on February 24, 1987.
MacLean was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia on November 24, 1936. One of his brothers, Norman J. MacLean, also served in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Inverness County from 1963 to 1973. He attended St. Francis Xavier University and was a businessman. From 1968 to 1973, (having been on town council since 1962) he served as deputy mayor of Port Hawkesbury, and from 1973 to 1981 as mayor. He was married to Glenda Auld. In 1994, MacLean was elected once again to serve as mayor of Port Hawkesbury and was later reelected. In November 2015, MacLean announced that he would not seek re-election in 2016. MacLean was the centre of controversy when a bar run by him had its liquor licence and video lottery terminal certificate suspended for a brief period after violating exotic dancing laws.