Russell MacLellan

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Russell MacLellan (born 1940) is a Canadian politiican who served as Premier of Nova Scotia from 1997 to 1999.

He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1979 federal election and sat as an MP until 1997 when he became leader of the Nova Scotial Liberal Party and premier of the province after Dr. John Savage was forced to resign due to discontent within his party and sagging polls. McLellan tried to revive the Liberal government's fortunes but his government was defeated in 1999. He continued to sit as an MLA until resigning in 2001.