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In the late 1980s he was a senior civil servant with the provincial Liberal government of Frank McKenna. He ran for in the 1993 federal election, and won convincingly, becoming the first Liberal MP elected from Fredericton in 40 years.
He was re-elected in the 1997 election and was named Solicitor General of Canada. In 1998, New Democratic Party MP Dick Proctor said he overheard Scott on an airplane talking about several sensitive national matters, including the then-ongoing Vancouver APEC inquiry. Scott was alleged to have stated that several RCMP officers (who had used pepper spray against protesters) would take the blame at the end of it all. He denied prejudging the outcome, but later resigned his post as Solicitor General.
In a bizarre incident in the fall of 2003, Scott was hospitalised after being physically assaulted by a consituent angry over his government's support for same sex marriage.
Scott returned to the Cabinet in December 2003, when he was named Minister of State for Infrastructure by Paul MartinPaul Martin Rank 21st Term of Office December 12, 2003 Present Predecessor Jean Chretien Date of Birth August 28, 1938 Place of Birth Windsor, Ontario Spouse Sheila Ann Cowan Profession businessman, politician Political Party Liberal The Right Honourable. Following the 2004 Canadian electionA Canadian federal election (more formally, the 38th general election was held on June 28, 2004. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority, but was able to form a minority government after the elections. The main opposition pa he was promoted to the position of Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.
| 27th Ministry - Government of Paul MartinPaul Martin Rank 21st Term of Office December 12, 2003 Present Predecessor Jean Chretien Date of Birth August 28, 1938 Place of Birth Windsor, Ontario Spouse Sheila Ann Cowan Profession businessman, politician Political Party Liberal The Right Honourable | ||
| Cabinet Posts (2) | ||
| Preceded by: Andy MitchellAndy Mitchell is a Canadian politician, currently the Member of Parliament for Parry Sound-Muskoka. On December 12, 2003 he was elevated to the Canadian Cabinet as Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. In July 2004 he was moved to the posit | Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development ( 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co-) | Succeeded by: (incumbent) |
| Minister of State (Infrastructure) ( 2003- 2004) | ||
| Special Cabinet Responsibilities | ||
| Preceded by: Denis Coderre | Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians ( 2004-) | Succeeded by: (incumbent) |
| 26th Ministry - Government of Jean Chrétien | ||
| Cabinet Posts (1) | ||
| Preceded by: Herb Gray | Solicitor General of Canada ( 1997- 1998) | Succeeded by: Lawrence MacAulay |