About John Hamm:

Premier John Hamm, a country doctor for 30 years before he entered Nova Scotia politics, has been a strong advocate for improved health care in Nova Scotia and across Canada. When his Progressive Conservative government was reduced to a minority government in 2003, John Hamm displayed a new-found flexibility and cut deals with the opposition on auto insurance reform and gas price regulation.

John Hamm also delivered a lucrative off-shore resources agreement with Ottawa.

Premier of Nova Scotia:

1999 to 2006

Birth:

April 8, 1938 in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia

Education:

• BSc - University of King's College, Halifax, Nova Scotia
• MD - Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Professional Background of John Hamm:

• Family doctor
• President of Nova Scotia Medical Society
• President of Aberdeen Hospital medical staff

Political Affiliation:

Progressive Conservative

Riding:

Pictou Centre

Political Career of John Hamm:

• John Hamm was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1993.
• In 1995, John Hamm was elected Leader of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party and he became Leader of the Official Opposition in Nova Scotia.
• The Progressive Conservatives won the Nova Scotia provincial general election in 1999, and John Hamm was sworn in as Premier of Nova Scotia.
• In September 2005, John Hamm announced he would step down as Premier of Nova Scotia as soon as a new leader of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party could be elected at a leadership convention.

• In 2006 John Hamm was replaced as leader of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party and as Premier of Nova Scotia by Rodney Macdonald.
• In December 2006 John Hamm was appointed Chairman of Assisted Human Reproduction Canada, a federal regulatory agency charged with overseeing assisted human reproduction in Canada.