Tim Houston
Tim Houston | |
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Houston in 2016 | |
| 30th Premier of Nova Scotia | |
| Assumed office August 31, 2021 | |
| Monarchs | |
| Lieutenant Governor | Arthur LeBlanc Michael Savage |
| Deputy | |
| Preceded by | Iain Rankin |
| Leader of the Opposition in Nova Scotia | |
| In office October 27, 2018 – August 31, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Karla MacFarlane |
| Succeeded by | Iain Rankin |
| Leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia | |
| Assumed office October 27, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Karla MacFarlane (interim) |
| 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 April 10, 1970 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse | Carol Houston |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Saint Mary's University (BCom) |
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| Website | www |
Timothy Jerome Houston ECNS MLA FCPA (born April 10, 1970) is a Canadian politician who has served as the 30th and current premier of Nova Scotia since 2021, and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party since 2017. He was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election, and represents the electoral district of Pictou East. Houston also served as the leader of the opposition from 2018 to 2021. 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. He called a snap election in 2024, increasing his party's majority mandate.