Pat Dunn (politician)

The Honourable
Pat Dunn
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Pictou Centre
In office
October 8, 2013 – October 27, 2024
Preceded byRoss Landry
In office
June 29, 2006 – June 19, 2009
Preceded byJohn Hamm
Succeeded byRoss Landry
Personal details
Born (1950-02-10) February 10, 1950 (age 74)
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Residence(s)New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada
OccupationSchool Principal

Pat Dunn (born February 10, 1950) is a Canadian politician. He has represented the electoral district of Pictou Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2006 to 2009, and from 2013 to present, as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.[1] He served as Minister of Health Promotion and Protection in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia.[2]

He was defeated by Ross Landry of the New Democrats in the 2009 election,[3] but was reelected in the 2013 election.[4]

On August 31, 2021, Dunn was named Minister of Communities, Cultures, Tourism, and Heritage, as well as Minister of the Voluntary Sector and African Nova Scotian Affairs.[5] Dunn represents one of the largest communities of African Nova Scotians outside Halifax.[6]

On September 13, 2023, Dunn announced he would not run in the next Nova Scotia general election,[7] and was shuffled out of cabinet the following day.[8]

  1. ^ "Tories take Pictou County ridings back from NDP". The Chronicle Herald. October 8, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  2. ^ "N.S. Premier Rodney MacDonald shuffles cabinet; one new face". Cape Breton Post. January 7, 2009. Archived from the original on April 24, 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  3. ^ "Landry rides orange wave to the top". The News. June 10, 2009. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
  4. ^ "PC's Pat Dunn regains Pictou Centre seat". The News. October 8, 2013. Archived from the original on September 6, 2014. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  5. ^ "'Very bewildering': Backlash after white MLA named to African Nova Scotian, anti-racism files | CBC News".
  6. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2017-02-08). "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Nova Scotia [Province] and Canada [Country]". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  7. ^ "Cabinet ministers Pat Dunn and Steve Craig won't seek re-election". CBC News. September 13, 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  8. ^ "N.S. premier shuffles cabinet, appoints first Black woman". CBC News. September 14, 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-27.