Answer the following question: Facts: - successor: brendan maguire - party: ndp - predecessor: robert chisholm - office: mla for halifax atlantic - term end: 2013 - term start: 2003 - name: michele raymond Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of michele raymond .
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michele h. raymond is a canadian politician and author .she formerly served as halifax atlantic 's ndp mla .a halifax-area resident since 1963 , she received degrees from yale 1978 and dalhousie in linguistics and law , respectively .in her first attempt at political office , raymond was elected mla in 2003 , replacing robert chisholm , who retired .on november 23 , 2012 , raymond announced that she would not be reoffering in the next election .prior to becoming a politician , raymond co-founded the urban farm museum society of spryfield and has been part of a campaign to reactivate the northwest arm ferry .she has volunteered with the nova scotia museum and is the vice-president of the heritage trust of nova scotia and other heritage societies around nova scotia for which she was awarded the queen 's jubilee medal .she is also the co-author with historian heather watts of '' halifax 's northwest arm : an illustrated history '' published by formac publishing in 2003 .she is married to former liberal mla russell mackinnon .