Michel Samson
Michel Samson | |
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| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Cape Breton-Richmond Richmond (1998-2013) | |
| In office 24 March 1998 – 30 May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Richie Mann |
| Succeeded by | Alana Paon |
| Minister of Economic and Rural Development and Tourism | |
| In office 22 October 2013 – 30 May 2017 | |
| Premier | Stephen McNeil |
| Preceded by | Graham Steele |
| Leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party interim | |
| In office 20 June 2006 – 27 April 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Francis MacKenzie |
| Succeeded by | Stephen McNeil |
| Minister of the Environment | |
| In office 16 December 1998 – 16 August 1999 | |
| Premier | Russell MacLellan |
| Preceded by | Don Downe |
| Succeeded by | Kerry Morash |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1972 Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Nova Scotia Liberal Party |
| Residence(s) | Arichat, Nova Scotia |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Michel P. Samson (born 1972) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Cape Breton-Richmond, formerly Richmond in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 2017. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
Samson attended Isle Madame District High School and graduated with a B.A. from Dalhousie University in 1994 and a LL.B. from Dalhousie Law School in 1997. Samson articled with the Halifax law firm of Blois, Nickerson & Bryson and he was admitted to the Nova Scotia in 1998 before working as an associate at the Port Hawkesbury law firm of Macdonald, Boudrot & Doucet.