Keith Irving | |
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| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Kings South | |
| In office October 8, 2013 – October 27, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ramona Jennex |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Keith Irving June 20, 1958[1] Moncton, New Brunswick[2] |
| Political party | Liberal |
Keith Irving (born June 20, 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]
On July 19, 2024, Irving announced he would not run in the 2024 Nova Scotia general election.[9]
- ^ Biographical Directory of MLAs from 1984 to the Present Nova Scotia Legislature
- ^ 62nd General Assembly Nova Scotia Legislature, retrieved April 5, 2018
- ^ "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.
- ^ "MLA biography". Nova Scotia Legislature. 10 July 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Iain Rankin sworn in as Nova Scotia premier, along with 16 cabinet ministers". CBC News. February 23, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ "Bad campaign, leader who didn't connect with voters led to N.S. Liberal loss: Experts". 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Progressive Conservatives surge to surprise majority win in Nova Scotia election | CBC News".
- ^ Irving, Keith (19 July 2024). "Today, I am announcing after 18 years of service at the municipal and provincial levels, the difficult decision to not re-offer in the next provincial election". Facebook. Retrieved 9 September 2024.