Scott Brison
From QueerBio.com
Contents
Country
Canada
Birth - Death
1967 -
Occupation
Politics, Business
Notable Achievements
Government Minister
Description
Vice Chair of Investing and Corporate Banking, Bank of Montreal, since 2019. Liberal Party Member of Parliament until 2019 and President of the Treasury Board (2015-2019). Openly gay provincial Member of Parliament for Nova Scotia's Kings-Hants district since 1997. First elected as Progressive Conservative and ran for the leadership of the party, then switched to Liberals when the PCs merged with the Alliance Party (2003). Ran for the leadership of the Liberal Party (2006). Former Minister of Public Works and Government Services (2004-2006). Named by the World Economic Forum (WEF) of Davos, Switzerland, as one of its "Young Global Leaders." Chancellor, Dalhousie University.
See Also
- LGBTQ Bankers
- LGBTQ Leaders in Higher Education
- Government Finance Officials Who Have Identified as LGBTQ
Further Reading/Research
- http://www.brison.ca/
- http://www.parl.gc.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members/Scott-Brison
- http://thechronicleherald.ca/topics/Scott%20Brison
- https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2019/01/10/scott-brison-resigning-cabinet_a_23639407/
- https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-former-liberal-cabinet-minister-scott-brison-appointed-chancellor-of/
