Education
Born in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, Cochran studied at the University of King"s College, and graduated from Dalhousie University with a Bachelor in Communication.
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Bruce Cochran
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He represented the electoral district of Lunenburg Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1974 to 1984. Cochran served the Canadian military for the whole duration of World World War II (1939–1945). In 1960, he founded his own public relations consulting company, Bruce Cochran Associates.
Cochran entered provincial politics in the 1974 election, defeating Liberal James Kinley by 208 votes in Lunenburg Centre.
He was re-elected in the 1978, and 1981 elections. On 5 October 1978, Cochran was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Consumer Affairs.
In June 1979, he was appointed Minister of Tourism. He briefly served as Minister responsible for Housing (1978), Minister responsible for Communications and Information (1978), and Minister of Culture, Recreation and Fitness (1979).
In November 1983, Cochran resigned from his government duties, citing health reasons, and died in the United States (Rye, New York) soon afterward.
Membership
He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.
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Conservative Party