About John Hamm:
Premier John Hamm, a country doctor for 30 years before he entered Nova Scotia politics, has been a strong advocate for improved health care in Nova Scotia and across Canada. When his Progressive Conservative government was reduced to a minority government in 2003, John Hamm displayed a new-found flexibility and cut deals with the opposition on auto insurance reform and gas price regulation. John Hamm also delivered a lucrative off-shore resources agreement with Ottawa.
Premier of Nova Scotia:
1999 to 2006
Birth:
April 8, 1938 in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
Education:
- BSc - University of King's College, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- MD - Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Professional Background of John Hamm:
- Family doctor
- President of Nova Scotia Medical Society
- President of Aberdeen Hospital medical staff
Political Affiliation:
Progressive Conservative
Riding:
Pictou Centre
Political Career of John Hamm:
- John Hamm was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1993.
- In 1995, John Hamm was elected Leader of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party and he became Leader of the Official Opposition in Nova Scotia.
- The Progressive Conservatives won the Nova Scotia provincial general election in 1999, and John Hamm was sworn in as Premier of Nova Scotia.
- In September 2005, John Hamm announced he would step down as Premier of Nova Scotia as soon as a new leader of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party could be elected at a leadership convention.
- In 2006 John Hamm was replaced as leader of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party and as Premier of Nova Scotia by Rodney Macdonald.
- In December 2006 John Hamm was appointed Chairman of Assisted Human Reproduction Canada, a federal regulatory agency charged with overseeing assisted human reproduction in Canada.
