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Ian Scott (Ontario politician)

Died on October 10, 2006

Ian Scott, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1934)

Ian Gilmour Scott (July 13, 1934 – October 10, 2006) was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1992 who represented the downtown Toronto ridings of St. David and St. George—St. David. He was a cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson serving as Attorney General of Ontario and Solicitor General. Along with Robert Nixon and Sean Conway he was considered to be "the intellectual heart and soul" of the Peterson cabinet.

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Deaths on October 10

Ian Scott (Ontario politician)

Died on October 10, 2006

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