Birth

February 10, 1964 in Bridgewater.

Education

Graduated from Park View Education Centre. Bachelor of Commerce degree from Saint Mary's University.

Employment History

Since 1988, Ms. Bolivar-Getson has been the owner/operator of Getson’s Convenience Centre Limited in Newcombville, Lunenburg Co., the same store where she worked part-time as a young student.

Political Career

Elected municipal councillor in October 1997. Served as past chair of the council’s Finance Committee, chair of the Planning Advisory Committee, Recreation Focus Group and Hillside Pines Home for Special Care. Member of the Fire Services Committee, Strategic Planning Team and the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg’s Facility Committee. First elected to the Legislative Assembly in August 2003 and re-elected in June 2006. Cabinet duties have included: Minister of Human Resources; Minister responsible for the Public Service Commission; Minister responsible for the Advisory Council on the Status of Women Act; Minister of Environment and Labour; Minister responsible for Part II of the Gaming Control Act and Minister responsible for the Workers' Compensation Act (except Part II).

Community Involvement

Volunteer with the Boy Scouts of Canada, the Heart and Stroke Foundation, the Canadian Cancer Society, the Bridgewater Hawks and the Nova Scotia Fury. She is also past president of the Newcombville Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association and a founding member of the Baker Settlement Ladies Auxiliary and a past member of the Baker Settlement Fire Department.

Family

Married to Brian Getson; three children.