Tim Houston
Tim Houston | |
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30th Premier of Nova Scotia | |
Assumed office August 31, 2021[1] | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Lieutenant Governor | Arthur J. LeBlanc |
Deputy | Allan MacMaster |
Preceded by | Iain Rankin |
Leader of the Opposition | |
In office October 27, 2018 – August 31, 2021[2] | |
Preceded by | Karla MacFarlane |
Succeeded by | Iain Rankin |
Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia | |
Assumed office October 27, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Jamie Baillie |
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Pictou East | |
Assumed office October 8, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Clarrie MacKinnon |
Personal details | |
Born | Timothy Jerome Houston[3] April 10, 1970[4][5] Halifax, Nova Scotia[6] |
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Carol Houston |
Alma mater | Saint Mary's University (BCom) |
Occupation | Accountant |
Website | Official website |
Timothy Jerome Houston FCPA MLA (born April 10, 1970) is a Canadian politician who is the 30th and current premier of Nova Scotia since 2021. He was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, he represents the electoral district of Pictou East.[7] Houston also served as the Leader of the Opposition from 2018 to 2021.[8] He and the Progressive Conservative party won a majority government in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election, becoming the first Progressive Conservative premier since 2009.[9]
Career[]
Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Houston lived in different places around the world as his father was in the military. His family eventually re-settled in Halifax and Houston attended Halifax West High School.
Houston attended Saint Mary's University, graduating in 1992 with a Bachelor of Commerce.[10] He then moved to Bermuda, working there as a consultant from 1995 to 2007.[11] Houston then worked as a chartered accountant and as a financial consultant with Deloitte. On November 2, 2020, he was awarded[12] the profession’s highest mark of distinction, the Fellow (FCPA) designation, by Chartered Professional Accountants of Nova Scotia.
Political career[]
On November 27, 2012, Houston won the Progressive Conservative nomination in the riding of Pictou East for the 2013 Nova Scotia general election.[11]
He was elected MLA of Pictou East on October 8, 2013, with 48.08% of the vote.
Houston was re-elected on May 30, 2017 with 73.88% of the vote.
On November 19, 2017, Houston announced his candidacy for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[13][14] Houston was elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party after the first ballot results were announced on October 27, 2018, at the Party's Leadership Convention in Halifax.[15] Houston earned 48.96% of the points on the first ballot, leaving other candidates no clear path to victory. The other candidates conceded after the first ballot.[15]
Houston has been publicly open to the option of fracking in Nova Scotia, a controversial stance.[16] He has said as Leader of the Opposition, he would not criticize the Government without offering his own ideas[17][18] in response.
2021 provincial election[]
In an upset,[19] Houston and the Progressive Conservative party won a majority government in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election, becoming the first Progressive Conservative premier since 2009. Houston ran on a Red Tory platform that promised more spending on health care.[20]
Premier of Nova Scotia[]
Houston and his cabinet were sworn in on August 31, 2021.[21]
Personal life[]
Houston lives in Pictou County with his wife Carol, and children Paget and Zachary.[22]
In 2017, it came to light that his name had been mentioned several times in the Paradise Papers.[23] because he held management positions with Bermuda based reinsurance companies while living and working in Bermuda,[23] where he was listed as Director and Vice-President of Inter-Ocean Holdings and several related companies.[24]
Bills introduced[]
Assembly | Act Title | Date |
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Assembly 62, Session 1 | Lyme Disease Strategy Act | April 10, 2014 |
Assembly 62, Session 2 | Red Tape Reduction Act | September 29, 2014 |
Assembly 62, Session 2 | Transparency in Ministers' Expenses Act | April 21, 2015 |
Assembly 62, Session 2 | Cayley's Law | May 17, 2016 |
Assembly 62, Session 2 | Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Act | May 5, 2016 |
Assembly 62, Session 2 | Education Fund Protection Act | October 16, 2017 |
Electoral record[]
2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Tim Houston | 4,918 | 69.68 | -4.20 | ||||
Liberal | Joe MacDonald | 1,585 | 22.46 | +4.24 | ||||
New Democratic | Joy Polley | 500 | 7.08 | -0.82 | ||||
Atlantica | Jonathan Geoffrey Dean | 55 | 0.78 | |||||
Total valid votes | 7,058 | 99.62 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 27 | 0.38 | ||||||
Turnout | 7,085 | 61.44 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 11,532 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -4.22 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive Conservative | Tim Houston | 5,275 | 73.88 | +25.83 | |
Liberal | John Fraser | 1,301 | 18.22 | +2.33 | |
New Democratic Party | Deborah Stiles | 564 | 7.90 | -28.17 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive Conservative | Tim Houston | 3,713 | 48.04 | +22.11 | |
New Democratic Party | Clarrie MacKinnon | 2,788 | 36.07 | -27.91 | |
Liberal | Francois Rochon | 1,228 | 15.89 | +7.50 |
References[]
- ^ "N.S. Premier-designate Tim Houston, new cabinet to be sworn-in Aug. 31". CTV News Atlantic. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-premier-cabinet-swearing-in-ceremony-1.6159449[bare URL]
- ^ "District 40: Pictou East". CBC.ca. CBC. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "PC leadership Q&A: Tim Houston". Cape Breton Post. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Nova Scotia PC Party on Twitter: "Happy Birthday to MLA for Pictou East, @TimHoustonNS!"". Twitter.com. Twitter. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ MacInnis, Adam; Adshade, Kevin (31 October 2018). "Pictou County's history of Tory leadership". NG News. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Tories take Pictou County ridings back from NDP". The Chronicle Herald. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ "Tim Houston - MLA for Pictou East - PC Party of NS". PC Party NS. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Canada loses its bid for seat on UN Security Council | CBC News".
- ^ Musick, Sueann (16 September 2013). "PC's Houston aims to knock on every door". NG News.
- ^ a b "Pictou East PC nominee wants riding to have voice in Halifax". March 10, 2019. NG News. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "CPA Nova Scotia Awards Prestigious Fellow Designation to Seven Professional Accountants". www.cpans.ca. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "'Time to win': Tim Houston running for PC Party leader". CBC News. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Tim Houston announces bid for PC leadership". The Chronicle Herald. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Houston surges to victory in PC leadership race". CBC News. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "Delays on Nova Scotia fracking regulations could be political". CBC News. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Universal Mental Health Care". PC Party of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Dignity for our Seniors". PC Party of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Tories surge to upset majority win in N.S. Election with a campaign focused on health". 17 August 2021.
- ^ "N.B. Should be on 'alert' as new N.S. Premier promises more health care spending: Union". 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, 18 ministers sworn into office".
- ^ "Tim Houston's Story". Tim Houston for Nova Scotia PC Leader. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ a b "PC leadership candidate downplays Paradise Papers connection". The Coast. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Houston, Timothy Jerome". Offshore Leaks Database/International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Nova Scotia political party leaders
- Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs
- Premiers of Nova Scotia
- Members of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia
- People from Halifax, Nova Scotia
- People from Pictou County
- 21st-century Canadian politicians