Dennis King (politician)

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Dennis King
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King in 2021
33rd Premier of Prince Edward Island
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 9, 2019
Lieutenant Governor
Deputy Darlene Compton (2019–2023)
Bloyce Thompson (2023–present)
Preceded by Wade MacLauchlan
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Residence(s) Brookfield, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Dennis King MLA (born November 1, 1971) [1] is the 33rd and current premier of Prince Edward Island since 2019 [2] and current leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island. [3] He and the PC government were re-elected in the 2023 general election. [4]

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Early life

Born in Georgetown, Prince Edward Island, [5] King worked in many Prince Edward Island media outlets for years, including the Eastern Graphic, The Guardian and CFCY-FM. In 1997, he started work as a public relations coordinator for the Ministry of Transportation, then became director of communications for the Department of Development and Technology, and finally director of communications and executive assistant to the 30th premier of Prince Edward Island, Pat Binns. [6]

Political career

On February 9, 2019, King was elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island, at the party's leadership convention in Charlottetown. [3] King led his party to win a plurality of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island following the 2019 Prince Edward Island general election and won his seat in the district of Brackley-Hunter River. His party acquired 12 seats overall. [7]

Premier of Prince Edward Island (2019–present)

On April 30, 2019, King was invited by Lieutenant-Governor Antoinette Perry to form a minority government and was sworn in as premier on May 9, 2019. [8] With a victory in a November 2020 by-election, the PCs became a majority government. In March 2023, King announced an early election, that was held on April 3. King and the Progressive Conservative party won a majority government in the election, increasing their majority. [9]

Personal life

King is the author of two books: The Day They Shot Reveen: Stories from a PEI Small Town (2016) [10] and The Legend of Bubby Stevens (2017). [11] He has been married to Jana Hemphill since 1999; together, they have three children. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Dennis King The Canadian Encyclopedia". thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  2. ↑ Yarr, Kevin (May 9, 2019). "Compton takes Finance, Aylward Health in new P.E.I. cabinet". CBC News. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Dennis King new P.E.I. PC leader - CTV News Atlantic". CTV Atlantic. February 10, 2019.
  4. ↑ Ross, Shane (April 4, 2023). "Who's in, who's out: Meet the new Legislative Assembly of P.E.I." CBC News.
  5. ↑ "Hon. Dennis King". PC Party. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Dennis King chosen as new leader of Prince Edward Island Tories". National Post. February 9, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  7. ↑ "P.E.I. voters elect PC minority amid Green surge | CTV News". www.ctvnews.ca. April 23, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  8. ↑ Campbell, Kerry (May 1, 2019). "King has lieutenant-governor's go-ahead to form government". CBC News. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Dennis King promises humility, kindness after winning 2nd term as P.E.I. premier". CBC. April 4, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  10. ↑ Cole, Sally. "Dennis King has a tale to tell | The Guardian". www.theguardian.pe.ca. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  11. ↑ Cole, Sally. "SALLY COLE: Dennis King shares stories of his childhood, among other things, in his P.E.I. book "The Legend of Bubby Stevens" | The Guardian". www.theguardian.pe.ca. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
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