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BAGNALL, JAMES “JIM” DOUGLAS, business owner; b. 15 February 1949 in Summerside, son of Harold Bagnall and Charlotte Muirhead; m. 16 September 1967 Eileen Craig of Victoria, and they have four children, Douglas Kent, Craig James, Tara Lee and Tanya; Presbyterian. Bagnall, a Progressive Conservative, was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 18 November 1996 general election for District 3 Montague‐Kilmuir. He was re‐elected in the general elections of 17 April 2000, 29 September 2003 and 28 May 2007. Bagnall retired undefeated from provincial politics prior to the 3 October 2011 general election. On 27 March 2006 he was appointed Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture. Prior to his Cabinet appointment he served as Government Whip, Government House Leader, and chair of Government Caucus. He has also served as chair of the legislative review committee and as a member of the standing committees on agriculture, environment, energy and forestry; community and intergovernmental affairs; education and innovation; fisheries, transportation and rural development; health, social development and seniors; legislative management; privileges, rules and private bills; and Public Accounts. Bagnall served as interim leader of the opposition from 9 June to 2 October 2010. During his time in opposition he also worked as Opposition House Leader and opposition critic for the Provincial Treasury, agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture, tourism, environment and forestry. Bagnall attended primary school in Central Bedeque and graduated from Athena Regional High School in 1968. He went on to work in retail sales for more than 30 years, managing Stedman’s department store in Montague for a decade before purchasing it in 1985.
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