Peter MacKinnon

R. Peter MacKinnon
OC KC
Interim President of Dalhousie University
In office
15 January 2019 – 15 January 2020
ChancellorAnne McLellan
Preceded byRichard Florizone
Succeeded byDeep Saini
Interim President of Athabasca University
In office
1 July 2014 – 10 October 2016
Preceded byFrits Pannekoek
Succeeded byNeil Fassina
8th President of the University of Saskatchewan
In office
1999 – 30 June 2012
ChancellorPeggy McKercher
W. Thomas Molloy
Vera Pezer
Preceded byGeorge Ivany
Succeeded byIlene Busch-Vishniac
Personal details
Born1947 (age 76–77)
Prince Edward Island
NationalityCanadian
SpouseJanice MacKinnon
Alma materDalhousie University
Queen's University
University of Saskatchewan
OccupationAcademic administration
ProfessionLegal academic
AwardsOrder of Canada
Websitewww.dal.ca/dept/senior-administration/president.html

R. Peter MacKinnon, OC KC (born 1947) is a Canadian lawyer and legal academic. MacKinnon served as the president of the University of Saskatchewan from 1999 to 2012. On 1 July 2014, he was named as the interim president of Athabasca University.[1]

On 15 January 2019, MacKinnon started serving as interim president of Dalhousie University upon the resignation of Richard Florizone and served until the announcement of the next president, Deep Saini.[2][3]

  1. ^ "University names interim president". Athabasca University. Archived from the original on 7 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  2. ^ McNutt, Ryan (January 17, 2019). "Meet Peter MacKinnon, Dal's new interim president". Dalhousie University.
  3. ^ McNutt, Ryan (January 15, 2020). "Getting to know Deep: A Q&A with Dal's new president". Dalhousie University.