Keith Irving

The Honourable
Keith Irving
MLA
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Kings South
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 8, 2013
Preceded byRamona Jennex
Personal details
Born1958[1]
Moncton, New Brunswick[2]
Political partyLiberal

Keith Irving (born 1958) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, he represents the electoral district of Kings South.[3] Irving has previously served on Wolfville Town Council and Iqaluit Town Council.[4] Irving is a former architect by trade.

In 2017, Irving was re-elected in Kings South.[5]

On February 23, 2021, Irving was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and Chair of Treasury and Policy Board.[6] Irving was re-elected in the 2021 election, however the Rankin Liberals lost government becoming the Official Opposition.[7][8]

As of September 22, 2024, Irving serves as the Official Opposition critic for Finance and Treasury Board.

  1. ^ Keith Irving - Liberal Annapolis Valley Register - September 26, 2013
  2. ^ 62nd General Assembly Nova Scotia Legislature, retrieved April 5, 2018
  3. ^ "Two new MLAs in Kings North, South; Glavine holds Kings West" Archived 2018-10-31 at the Wayback Machine. Nova News Now, October 9, 2013.
  4. ^ "MLA biography". Nova Scotia Legislature. 10 July 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  5. ^ "Keith Irving re-elected in Kings South". Annapolis County Spectator. May 30, 2017. Archived from the original on April 4, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  6. ^ "Iain Rankin sworn in as Nova Scotia premier, along with 16 cabinet ministers". CBC News. February 23, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "Bad campaign, leader who didn't connect with voters led to N.S. Liberal loss: Experts". 18 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Progressive Conservatives surge to surprise majority win in Nova Scotia election | CBC News".