Lunenburg West MLA Furey Picks Up Cabinet Post

Stephen McNeil's inner circle will include a new MLA from the South Shore. McNeil was sworn in as the province’s 28th premier today during a ceremony in Annapolis Royal after winning a healthy majority government earlier this month. Lunenburg West MLA Mark Furey will serve as McNeil's new Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations. In total, the province's new Liberal government will feature 16 cabinet members. Some of the highlights, Diana Whalen was sworn in as deputy premier and as finance minister, while Andrew Younger is the new energy minister. Leo Glavine has been named health minister, Karen Casey will be the education minister and newcomer Lena Diab will be the province’s first female attorney general and justice minister. Meanwhile, Yarmouth MLA Zach Churchill was named Minister of Natural Resources. The Liberals won 33 of the 51 seats in the legislature after the October 8 election. The Progressive Conservatives won 11 seats and the NDP held on to seven.