# Jack MacIsaac

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{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image =
| honorific_prefix = [The Honourable](/source/The_Honourable)
| honorific_suffix= [ECNS](/source/Executive_Council_of_Nova_Scotia)
| name = Jack MacIsaac
| caption =
| birth_name = John A. MacIsaac
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1939|06|23}}
| birth_place = [Inverness, Nova Scotia](/source/Inverness%2C_Nova_Scotia)
| office = [MLA](/source/Nova_Scotia_House_of_Assembly) for [Pictou Centre](/source/Pictou_Centre)
| term_start = 1977
| term_end = 1993
| predecessor = [Fraser MacLean](/source/Fraser_MacLean)
| successor = [John Hamm](/source/John_Hamm)
| party = [Progressive Conservative](/source/Progressive_Conservative_Association_of_Nova_Scotia)
| occupation = Insurance agent
}}
'''John A. "Jack" MacIsaac''' (born June 23, 1939) is a Canadian politician. He represented the [electoral district](/source/Electoral_district_(Canada)) of [Pictou Centre](/source/Pictou_Centre) in the [Nova Scotia House of Assembly](/source/Nova_Scotia_House_of_Assembly) from 1977 to 1993. He was a member of the [Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia](/source/Progressive_Conservative_Association_of_Nova_Scotia).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/pictou%20centre.pdf|title=Electoral History for Pictou Centre|publisher=Nova Scotia Legislative Library|accessdate=2018-04-03}}</ref>

==Early life==
MacIsaac was born in 1939 at Inverness, Nova Scotia.<ref name="bio directory">{{cite book|last1=Elliott|first1=Shirley B.|author-link1=Shirley Elliott|title=The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983: a biographical directory|url=https://archive.org/details/legislativeassem0000unse/page/135|accessdate=2018-04-03|year=1984|publisher=Public Archives of Nova Scotia|isbn=0-88871-050-X|page=[https://archive.org/details/legislativeassem0000unse/page/135 135]}}</ref> He was an insurance agent in [New Glasgow, Nova Scotia](/source/New_Glasgow%2C_Nova_Scotia),<ref>{{cite news|title=N.S. Tory credits footsoldiers for his victory|work=The Globe and Mail|date=September 8, 1977}}</ref>

==Political career==
MacIsaac entered provincial politics in 1977, winning a by-election for the Pictou Centre riding.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/By%20Election%201977.pdf|title=Return of By-election for the House of Assembly 1977|publisher=Elections Nova Scotia|year=1977|accessdate=2014-11-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Tories keep Pictou seat in N.S. vote|work=The Globe and Mail|date=September 7, 1977}}</ref> MacIsaac was re-elected in the [1978 election](/source/1978_Nova_Scotia_general_election),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201978.pdf|title=Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1978|publisher=Elections Nova Scotia|year=1978|accessdate=2014-11-01|archive-date=2017-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110173414/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General|url-status=dead}}</ref> that resulted in a majority government for the Progressive Conservatives led by [John Buchanan](/source/John_Buchanan_(Canadian_politician)).<ref>{{cite news|title=Conservatives sweep Liberals in Nova Scotia|work=The Globe and Mail|date=September 20, 1978}}</ref> He was re-elected in the [1981](/source/1981_Nova_Scotia_general_election),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201981.pdf |title=Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981 |publisher=Elections Nova Scotia |year=1981 |accessdate=2014-11-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310212300/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201981.pdf |archivedate=2014-03-10 }}</ref> [1984](/source/1984_Nova_Scotia_general_election),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201984.pdf |title=Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984 |publisher=Elections Nova Scotia |year=1984 |accessdate=2014-11-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005021932/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201984.pdf |archivedate=2013-10-05 }}</ref> and [1988 general elections](/source/1988_Nova_Scotia_general_election).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201988.pdf |title=Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988 |publisher=Elections Nova Scotia |year=1988 |accessdate=2014-11-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512225642/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201988.pdf |archivedate=2014-05-12 }}</ref>

When Buchanan was sworn in as premier on October 5, 1978, he appointed MacIsaac to the [Executive Council of Nova Scotia](/source/Executive_Council_of_Nova_Scotia) as Minister of Social Services.<ref>{{cite news|title=Buchanan's Tory cabinet takes over in Nova Scotia|work=The Globe and Mail|date=October 6, 1978}}</ref> He later served in cabinet as Minister of Municipal Affairs,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19811211&id=disiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KaUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=909,399916|title=9 Nova Scotia ministers moved to new portfolios|work=The Montreal Gazette|date=December 11, 1981|accessdate=2014-11-01}}</ref> Minister of Labour,<ref>{{cite news|title=Nine N.S. ministers change titles|work=The Globe and Mail|date=December 12, 1981}}</ref> Minister of Transportation,<ref>{{cite news|title=Five added, seven shift jobs in Nova Scotia inner circle|work=The Globe and Mail|date=November 5, 1983}}</ref> Minister of Tourism,<ref>{{cite news|title=Minister quits on eve of cabinet swearing-in|work=The Globe and Mail|date=November 27, 1985}}</ref> Minister of Lands and Forests,<ref>{{cite news|title=Buchanan shuffles his cabinet|work=The Globe and Mail|date=November 25, 1987}}</ref> and Minister of Mines and Energy.<ref>{{cite news|title=Controversial minister returns as Buchanan shuffles cabinet|work=The Globe and Mail|date=December 24, 1988}}</ref>

MacIsaac quit the cabinet in February 1991,<ref>{{cite news|title=Veteran MacIsaac to quit Tory cabinet|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=February 13, 1991}}</ref> and did not seek re-election in the [1993 election](/source/1993_Nova_Scotia_general_election).<ref>{{cite news|title=Hamm retains seat for PCs|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=May 27, 1993}}</ref>

==References==
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Category:Politicians from Pictou County
Category:1939 births
Category:20th-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly

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