Mel Pickings | |
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MLA for Lunenburg West | |
In office 1978–1988 | |
Preceded by | Maurice DeLory |
Succeeded by | Marie Dechman |
Personal details | |
Born | Halifax, Nova Scotia | August 19, 1926
Died | February 1, 2019 | (aged 92)
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Residence | Bridgewater, Nova Scotia [1] |
Milne Charles "Mel" Pickings (August 19, 1926 – February 1, 2019) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Lunenburg West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1988. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia. [2]
Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1926 [1] Pickings entered provincial politics in the 1978 election, defeating Liberal incumbent Maurice DeLory by 1116 votes in the Lunenburg West riding. [3] He was re-elected in the 1981 election. [4] On November 9, 1983, Pickings was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister responsible for the Emergency Measures Organization, and Minister responsible for the Purchasing Act. [1] He was re-elected in the 1984 election. [5] In November 1985, Pickings was named Minister of Housing. [6] On July 21, 1988, Pickings resigned from cabinet and announced he was not running in the next election. [7]
Pickings died on February 1, 2019. [8]