Michèle Raymond
Michèle Raymond | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Halifax Atlantic | |
| In office August 5, 2003 – September 7, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Chisholm |
| Succeeded by | Brendan Maguire |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michèle Hovey Raymond[1] 1958[2] |
| Party | NDP |
Michèle Hovey Raymond (born 1958) is a Canadian politician and author. She formerly served as Halifax Atlantic's NDP MLA.
Early life and education
A Halifax-area resident since 1963, she received a degree in linguistics from Yale University in 1978 and a degree in law from Dalhousie University. Her mother was Jocelyn Motyer Raymond (1930-2007), an educator and researcher at University of Toronto's Institute for Child Study.[3]
Before politics
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.[4] She has volunteered with the Nova Scotia Museum and is a former 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.[5]
Political career
In her first attempt at political office, Raymond was elected MLA in 2003, replacing Robert Chisholm, who retired.
On November 23, 2012, Raymond announced that she would not be running in the next election.[6]
Personal life
She is married to former Liberal MLA Russell MacKinnon.[6]
References
- ^ Constituency History for Halifax-Armdale Nova Scotia Legislature
- ^ Biography nslegislature.ca
- ^ "Jocelyn Motyer Raymond fonds". University of Toronto Libraries. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- ^ "Michele Raymond". Personal website (archived). Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- ^ "Halifax's Northwest Arm An Illustrated History". formaclorimerbooks.ca. Formac Lorimer. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ^ a b "MLA Michele Raymond not reoffering". CBC News. November 23, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
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