Robert Chisholm (Canadian politician)
Robert Chisholm | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour | |
| In office May 30, 2011 – August 4, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Savage |
| Succeeded by | Darren Fisher |
| Nova Scotia Leader of the Official Opposition | |
| In office 1998–1999 | |
| Preceded by | John Hamm |
| Succeeded by | John MacDonell |
| Leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party | |
| In office 1996–2000 | |
| Preceded by | John Holm |
| Succeeded by | Helen MacDonald |
| Member of the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly for Halifax Atlantic | |
| In office August 27, 1991 – August 5, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | John Buchanan |
| Succeeded by | Michèle Raymond |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Lawrence Chisholm August 31, 1957 |
| Party | New Democratic Nova Scotia New Democratic |
| Spouse | Paula Simon |
| Alma mater | |
Robert Lawrence Chisholm (born August 31, 1957) is a Canadian former politician who was the leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party (NDP) from 1996 to 2000, serving as leader of the Official Opposition in Nova Scotia from 1998 to 1999. He represented the Halifax Atlantic riding in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1991 to 2003 and was the member of Parliament (MP) for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour from 2011 to 2015.
After the 2003 Nova Scotia election, Chisholm worked as researcher for the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). He has been a member of Dalhousie University's board of governors since 2004. In 2007, he became CUPE's Regional Director for the Atlantic Region. In the spring of 2009, he started a consulting firm with his wife Paula Simon: Simon Chisholm Consulting.