Political career
Churchill was nominated by the Liberal Party in the riding of Yarmouth in May 2010. [6] He won the by-election held on June 22,2010,which was contested by six high-profile candidates. Churchill garnered over half the popular vote,defeating John Deveau,who had served as MLA for the region,and by Charles Crosby,who served as Mayor of Yarmouth for two decades,and two minor-party leaders. [7]
Churchill was re-elected during the 2013 general election. [5] [8] On October 22,2013,Premier Stephen McNeil appointed Churchill to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Natural Resources. [9]
On July 24,2015,McNeil shuffled his cabinet,moving Churchill to Minister of Municipal Affairs and Minister of Communications Nova Scotia. [10] [11] [12] On June 15,2017,Churchill was shuffled into the Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development portfolio. [13] [14]
As Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development,Churchill introduced major reforms into Nova Scotia's education system. This included the introduction of universal Pre-primary across the province,a Liberal campaign commitment during the 2017 election. [15]
During the 2021 Nova Scotia Liberal Party Leadership Election,Churchill supported Iain Rankin in his bid to become leader. [16] After Rankin became Leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party and Premier of Nova Scotia,Churchill became Minister of Health and Wellness,serving in Rankin's cabinet until August 31,2021. [17] Churchill served as Health Minister during the COVID-19 pandemic,holding the position for six months.
Churchill was re-elected for the fourth time in 2021,winning the riding of Yarmouth with 56% of the vote.
In the wake of the Liberal Party's defeat in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election,Churchill became Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition and Health Critic. [18]
In February 2022,Churchill announced he was running for the leadership of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. [19] [20] On July 9,2022,he won the leadership election. [21] [22] In the 2024 Nova Scotia general election,Churchill led the Liberals to a third place finish with two seats,behind the PCs and NDP,one of the worst results in their history. [23] He was unseated himself by 14 votes by Progressive Conservative candidate Nick Hilton. [24]
He resigned as leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party party on December 10,2024
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