▁On ▁June ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Sav age ▁appointed ▁Gill is ▁to ▁cabinet ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Premier ▁and ▁Minister ▁of ▁Justice , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁non - law yer ▁in ▁the ▁province ' s ▁history ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁justice ▁job . ▁Gill is ▁remained ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Justice ▁until ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁when ▁he ▁became ▁Minister ▁of ▁Fin ance , ▁while ▁being ▁retained ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Premier , ▁the ▁two ▁jobs ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁hold ▁after ▁Russell ▁Mac L ellan ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁premier ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁Gill is ▁did ▁not ▁re of fer ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁election . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 9 ▁death s ▁Category : N ova ▁Scot ia ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁ML As ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council ▁of ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁Category : De put y ▁premiers ▁of ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Ant ig on ish ▁County , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from ▁Boston ▁Category : P en nsylvan ia ▁State ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : St . ▁Francis ▁X avier ▁University ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁Michael ▁A . ▁B anks ▁( born ▁ 2 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁in ▁Pr inc eton , ▁Indiana ) ▁is ▁a ▁writer ▁and ▁editor ▁of ▁science ▁fiction ▁and ▁non - f