Scott A. Brison

2006 Leadership Campaign	2006 Leadership Campaign	2006 Leadership Campaign
2006 Leadership Campaign

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 1967.05.10 - Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada.

OCCUPATION: Businessman, Investment Banker.

POLITICAL PARTY:
Progressive Conservative: 1997 - December 2003.
Liberal: December 2003 - present.

HOUSE OF COMMONS:
2008.10.14 - Kings-Hants, Nova Scotia - Re-Elected.
2006.01.23 - Kings-Hants, Nova Scotia - Re-Elected.
2004.06.28 - Kings-Hants, Nova Scotia - Re-Elected.
2000.11.27 - Kings-Hants, Nova Scotia - Re-Elected.
Resigned July 2000 to allow PC Leader Joe Clark to serve in the House before the 2000 elections.
1997.06.02 - Kings-Hants, Nova Scotia - Elected.

SENIOR GOVERNMENT:
Minister of Public Works and Government Services (2004.07.20 - 2006.02.05).

PARTY LEADERSHIP:
Candidate for Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, December 2006. First ballot: 6th place (out of eight candidates) with 192 votes - 4%. Brison withdrew after the first ballot and endorsed Bob Rae for Leader.

Candidate for Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, May 2003. First ballot: 4th place (out of five candidates) with 431 votes - 16.4%. Second ballot: 4th place with 463 votes (18%). Eliminated as a candidate after the second ballot and endorsed Jim Prentice for Leader.

WEBSITES: ScottBrison.ca and Brison.ca.

MISCELLANEOUS: First openly gay person to serve in federal Cabinet.