Andy Scott (politician)
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The Honourable Andy Scott |
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| Member of Parliament for Fredericton |
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In office October 25, 1993 – October 14, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Bud Bird |
| Succeeded by | Keith Ashfield |
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Robert Andrew Keith Scott March 16, 1955 Barker's Point, New Brunswick |
| Died | June 24, 2013 (aged 58) Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Denise Cameron Scott |
| Children | Nathan, Nicholas and Noah |
| Residence | Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| Profession | public servant |
Robert Andrew "Andy" Keith Scott, PC (March 16, 1955 – June 24, 2013) was a Liberal Member of the Canadian Parliament representing Fredericton, New Brunswick. He was a member the Cabinet of Canada, most recently serving as the eighteenth Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (2004–2006).
Scott was born in 1955 in Fredericton, New Brunswick and grew up in Barkers Point, a working-class neighbourhood. He was the only son in a family of four children. His parents both supported the Liberal Party, with his father especially an avid volunteer. The family business involved making cement blocks and fireplaces for houses. His father also volunteered for a summer camp for disabled children.
In the late 1980s he was a senior civil servant with the provincial Liberal government of Frank McKenna. He ran for in the 1993 federal election, and won convincingly, becoming the first Liberal MP elected from Fredericton in 40 years.
He was re-elected in the 1997 election and was named Solicitor General of Canada. In 1998, New Democratic Party MP Dick Proctor said he overheard Scott on an airplane talking about several sensitive national matters, including the then-ongoing Vancouver Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) inquiry. Scott was alleged to have stated that several Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers (who had used pepper spray against protesters) would take the blame at the end of it all. He denied prejudging the outcome, but later resigned his post as Solicitor General.
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