Gordon Balser

Gordon Balser

Gordon Balser (born February 24, 1954) is a former educator and politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Digby-Annapolis in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 2003 as a Progressive Conservative member.

He was born in Digby, Nova Scotia, the son of George Balser and Seddie Crosby, and was educated at Acadia University. Balser was a teacher, teaching principal and acting superintendent of schools for the Digby district. In 1981, he married Wendy Suzanne Moore. Balser served in Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Economic Development, Minister of Transportation and Public Works, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and Minister of the Public Service Commission. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 2003.

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