Darin King

Darin King
Minister of Justice of
Newfoundland and Labrador
In office
19 October 2012 – 14 December 2015
Preceded byFelix Collins
Succeeded byAndrew Parsons
Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture of
Newfoundland and Labrador
In office
28 October 2011 – 19 October 2012
Preceded byClyde Jackman
Succeeded byDerrick Dalley
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Grand Bank
In office
1 November 2007 – 27 November 2015
Preceded byJudy Foote
Succeeded byDistrict Abolished
Minister of Human Resources, Labour and Employment of
Newfoundland and Labrador
In office
January 2011 – 28 October 2011
Preceded byJoan Burke (acting)
Succeeded byDepartment eliminated
Minister of Education of Newfoundland and Labrador
In office
2009–2011
Preceded byJoan Burke
Succeeded byJoan Burke
Personal details
BornGrand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
SpouseColleen King
Residence(s)Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
OccupationSchool Administrator

Darin King MHA (born 17 August 1966) is a former Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He served as the Minister of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development as well as the Minister of Justice and Public Safety in the provincial cabinet, and was the Member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for the district of Grand Bank.

King was elected to the House of Assembly in the 2007 provincial election and was re-elected in 2011. He previously held the posts of Minister of Education, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture and Minister of Human Resources, Labour and Employment. Prior to entering politics, King was director of education for the Eastern School District of Newfoundland and Labrador, the province's largest school district.[1]

  1. ^ "Incoming MHA stepping down as Eastern School District boss". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 17 October 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2018.