Preceded by new riding Occupation business executive Succeeded by Ronald Wallace Name Donald Smith | Preceded by Gordon S. Cowan Role Politician Succeeded by riding dissolved Died February 16, 1998 | |
Political party Progressive Conservative Party Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia | ||
Donald MacKeen Smith (November 26, 1923 – February 16, 1998) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Halifax Centre and Halifax Citadel in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1960 to 1970 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.
Born in 1923 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Smith was educated at the University of King's College and Dalhousie University. He married Helen Elizabeth Guildford in 1949. A business executive by career, Smith was president of J.E. Morse and Co. Ltd.
Smith entered provincial politics in the 1960 election, defeating Liberal incumbent Gordon S. Cowan by 270 votes in the Halifax Centre riding. In December 1961, Smith was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Mines. He was re-elected in 1963, defeating Cowan by 1603 votes. In the 1967 election, Smith was re-elected in the newly established Halifax Citadel riding. Smith resigned from cabinet in February 1969, and was defeated by Liberal Ron Wallace when he ran for re-election in 1970. In January 1980, Smith was appointed Agent General for Province of Nova Scotia in London. Smith died at Halifax on February 16, 1998.