The Crown in Nova Scotia
Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia
Joseph Howe
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 13 1804; d. June 1 1873.
1873
Adams George Archibald
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 3 1814; d. December 14 1892.
1873 – 1883
Frank Stanfield
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 24 1872; d. September 25 1931.
1930 – 1931
Alistair Fraser
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1885; d. January 24 1964.
1952 – 1958
Edward Chester Plow
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1904; d. April 25 1988.
1958 – 1963
Henry Poole MacKeen
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1892; d. April 20 1971.
1963 – 1968
Heads of Government of Nova Scotia
Premier of Nova Scotia
William Young
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1799; d. May 8 1887.
Nova Scotia Liberal Party
1854 – 1857
James William Johnston
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1792; d. November 21 1873.
Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
1857 – 1860
William Young
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1799; d. May 8 1887.
Nova Scotia Liberal Party
1860
Joseph Howe
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 13 1804; d. June 1 1873.
Nova Scotia Liberal Party
1860 – 1863
James William Johnston
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 29 1792; d. November 21 1873.
Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
1863 – 1864
Charles Tupper
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1821; d. October 30 1915.
Note: This was a caretaker government.
Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
1864 – 1867
Hiram Blanchard
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1820; d. December 17 1874.
Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
1867
William Anand
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 10 1808; d. October 12 1887.
Nova Scotia Liberal Party
1867 – 1875
Simon Hugh Holmes
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1831; d. October 14 1919.
Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
1878 – 1882
John Sparrow David Thompson
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 10 1845; d. December 12 1894
Note: This was a caretaker government.
Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
1882
William Stevens Fielding
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 24 1848; d. June 23 1929.
Nova Scotia Liberal Party
1884 – 1896
Edgar Nelson Rhodes
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1877; d. March 15 1942.
Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
1925 – 1930
Angus Lewis Macdonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1890; d. April 13 1954.
Nova Scotia Liberal Party
1933 – 1940
Angus Lewis Macdonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1890; d. April 13 1954.
Nova Scotia Liberal Party
1945 – 1954
Henry Davies Hicks
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 5 1915; d. December 9 1990.
Nova Scotia Liberal Party
1954 – 1956
Robert Lorne Stanfield
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1914; d. December 16 2003
Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
1956 – 1967
George Isaac Smith
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 6 1909; d. December 19 1982.
Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
1967 – 1970
Gerald Augustine Paul Regan
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 13 1928; d. November 26 2019.
Nova Scotia Liberal Party
1970 – 1978
Leader of the Official Opposition of Nova Scotia
Simon Hugh Holmes
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1831; d. October 14 1919.
Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
1871 – 1878
Robert Lorne Stanfield
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1914; d. December 16 2003
Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
1949 – 1956
Henry Davies Hicks
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 5 1915; d. December 9 1990.
Nova Scotia Liberal Party
1956 – 1960
Gerald Augustine Paul Regan
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 13 1928; d. November 26 2019.
Nova Scotia Liberal Party
1967 – 1970
George Isaac Smith
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 6 1909; d. December 19 1982.
Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
1970 – 1971
Gerald Augustine Paul Regan
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 13 1928; d. November 26 2019.
Nova Scotia Liberal Party
1978 – 1980
Robert Lawrence Chisholm
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 31 1957.
Nova Scotia New Democratic Party
1998 – 2000
Cabinet of Nova Scotia
Ministry of Agriculture
Minister of Agriculture
John Alexander McDonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 24 1889; d. April 16 1962.
1933 – 1945
Mark Parent
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1954.
2009
Ministry of Education
Minister of Education
Henry Davies Hicks
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 5 1915; d. December 9 1990.
1949 – 1954
Gerald Joseph Doucet
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 4 1937; d. November 23 2017.
1967 – 1970
Ministry of Environment and Climate Change
Minister of Environment and Labour
Mark Parent
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1954.
2006 – 2008
Minister of the Environment
Mark Parent
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1954.
2008 – 2009
Ministry of Finance
Provincial Treasurer
Angus Lewis Macdonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1890; d. April 13 1954.
1945 – 1954
Neil J. LeBlanc
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 8 1956.
1999 – 2003
Ministry of Justice
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Nova Scotia
John Sparrow David Thompson
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 10 1845; d. December 12 1894
Note: This was a caretaker government.
1878 – 1882
Cecil Phillip Clarke
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1968.
2007 – 2009
Mark Ignatius Furey
Date of birth/date of death: b. Unknown.
2017 – 2021
Ministry of Labour Skills and Immigration
Minister of Environment and Labour
Mark Parent
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1954.
2006 – 2008
Minister of Labour and Workplace Development
Mark Parent
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1954.
2008 – 2009
Minister of Natural Resources
Charles Lewis “Charlie” Parker
Date of birth/date of death: b. unknown.
2011 – 2013
Nova Scotia House of Assembly
Leadership of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
Joseph Howe
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 13 1804; d. June 1 1873.
Reformers
1840 – 1843
William Young
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1799; d. May 8 1887.
Reformers/Nova Scotia Liberal Party
1843 – 1855
Cecil Phillip Clarke
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1968.
Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
2006 – 2007
Alfred Wallace “Alfie” MacLeod
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 10 1956; September 28 2025.
Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
2007 – 2009
Charles Lewis “Charlie” Parker
Date of birth/date of death: b. unknown.
Nova Scotia New Democratic Party
2009 – 2011
Members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly (Current Constituencies)
Navigation: Annapolis | Argyle | Cape Breton East | Cumberland North | Halifax Armdale | Halifax Atlantic | Halifax Chebucto | Halifax Needham | Lunenburg West.
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Annapolis
Henry Davies Hicks
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 5 1915; d. December 9 1990.
Nova Scotia Liberal Party
1945 – 1960
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Antigonish County
John Sparrow David Thompson
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 10 1845; d. December 12 1894.
Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
1877 – 1882
Argyle
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Argyle
Neil J. LeBlanc
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 8 1956.
Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
1984 – 1993
Neil J. LeBlanc
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 8 1956.
Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
1998 – 2003
Cape Breton East
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Cape Breton West
Russell Vincent MacKinnon
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 4 1953.
Nova Scotia Liberal Party (1988 – 1994); Independent (1994 – 1995)
1988 – 1995
Alfred Wallace “Alfie” MacLeod
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 10 1956; September 28 2025.
Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
1995 – 1998
Russell Vincent MacKinnon
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 4 1953.
Independent
1998 – 2006
Alfred Wallace “Alfie” MacLeod
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 10 1956; September 28 2025.
Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
2006 – 2013
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Sydney River—Mira—Louisbourg
Alfred Wallace “Alfie” MacLeod
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 10 1956; September 28 2025.
Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
2013 – 2019
Brian Keith Comer
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 26 1985.
Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
2019 – 2021
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Cape Breton East
Brian Keith Comer
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 26 1985.
Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
2021 – present
Cumberland North
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Cumberland North
Ernest Leslie “Ernie” Fage
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 15 1953; d. January 27 2026.
Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
1997 – 2009
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Halifax Armdale (Halifax Fairview, 1993 – 2013)
Alexa Ann McDonough
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 11 1944; d. January 15 2022.
Nova Scotia New Democratic Party
1993 – 1995
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Halifax Atlantic
Robert Lawrence Chisholm
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 31 1957.
Nova Scotia New Democratic Party
1991 – 2003
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Halifax Chebucto
Alexa Ann McDonough
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 11 1944; d. January 15 2022.
Nova Scotia New Democratic Party
1981 – 1993
Halifax Needham
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Halifax Needham
Gerald Augustine Paul Regan
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 13 1928; d. November 26 2019.
Nova Scotia Liberal Party
1967 – 1980
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Inverness County
William Young
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1799; d. May 8 1887.
Reformers/Nova Scotia Liberal Party
1836 – 1860
Hiram Blanchard
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1820; d. December 17 1874.
Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
1859 – 1868
Hiram Blanchard
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1820; d. December 17 1874.
Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
1871 – 1874
Kings North
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Kings North
Mark Parent
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1954.
Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
1999 – 2009
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Lunenburg West
Mark Ignatius Furey
Date of birth/date of death: b. Unknown.
Nova Scotia Liberal Party
2013 – 2021
Northside—Westmount
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Northside—Westmount
Cecil Phillip Clarke
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1968.
Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
2001 – 2011
Pictou West
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Pictou West
Charles Lewis “Charlie” Parker
Date of birth/date of death: b. unknown.
Nova Scotia New Democratic Party
1998 – 1999
Charles Lewis “Charlie” Parker
Date of birth/date of death: b. unknown.
Nova Scotia New Democratic Party
2003 – 2013
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Richmond
Gerald Joseph Doucet
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 4 1937; d. November 23 2017.
Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
1963 – 1974
Members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly (Defunct Constituencies)
Navigation: Colchester | Halifax South | Hants County | Kings.
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Cape Breton
Daniel Duncan McKenzie
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 8 1859; d. June 8 1927.
Nova Scotia Liberal Party
1900 – 1904
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Colchester
Robert Faulkner McLellan
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1914; d. November 23 1988.
Nova Scotia Liberal Party
1945 – 1949
Gordon Timlin Purdy
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 1 1888; d. December 22 1974.
Nova Scotia Liberal Party
1945 – 1949
George Isaac Smith
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 6 1909; d. December 19 1982.
Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
1949 – 1974
Robert Lorne Stanfield
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1914; d. December 16 2003
Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
1949 – 1967
Gerald Conrad Ritcey
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 19 1914; d. November 24 2001.
Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
1968 – 1974
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Cumberland County
Joseph Howe
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 13 1804; d. June 1 1873.
Reformers
1851 – 1855
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Halifax County
William Anand
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 10 1808; d. October 12 1887.
Reformers
1836 – 1843
Joseph Howe
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 13 1804; d. June 1 1873.
Reformers
1836 – 1851
William Anand
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 10 1808; d. October 12 1887.
Nova Scotia Liberal Party
1851 – 1867
William Stevens Fielding
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 24 1848; d. June 23 1929.
Nova Scotia Liberal Party
1882 – 1896
Halifax South
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Halifax South
Angus Lewis Macdonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1890; d. April 13 1954.
Nova Scotia Liberal Party
1933 – 1940
Angus Lewis Macdonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1890; d. April 13 1954.
Nova Scotia Liberal Party
1945 – 1954
Hants County
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Hants County
Edgar Nelson Rhodes
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1877; d. March 15 1942.
Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
1925 – 1930
Kings
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Kings
John Alexander McDonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 24 1889; d. April 16 1962.
Nova Scotia Liberal Party
1920 – 1925
George Clyde Nowlan
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 14 1898; d. May 31 1965.
Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
1925 – 1933
John Alexander McDonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 24 1889; d. April 16 1962.
Nova Scotia Liberal Party
1933 – 1945
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Pictou County
Simon Hugh Holmes
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1831; d. October 14 1919.
Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
1871 – 1882
Political Parties of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Liberal Party
Leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party
Angus Lewis Macdonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1890; d. April 13 1954.
1933 – 1940
Angus Lewis Macdonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1890; d. April 13 1954.
1945 – 1954
Henry Davies Hicks
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 5 1915; d. December 9 1990.
1954 – 1960
Gerald Augustine Paul Regan
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 13 1928; d. November 26 2019.
1965 – 1980
Nova Scotia New Democratic Party
Leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party
Alexa Ann McDonough
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 11 1944; d. January 15 2022.
1980 – 1994
Robert Lawrence Chisholm
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 31 1957.
1996 – 2000
Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia
Leader of the Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
Simon Hugh Holmes
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1831; d. October 14 1919.
1871 – 1882
John Sparrow David Thompson
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 10 1845; d. December 12 1894.
1882
Edgar Nelson Rhodes
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1877; d. March 15 1942.
1925 – 1930
Leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia
Robert Lorne Stanfield
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1914; d. December 16 2003
1948 – 1967
George Isaac Smith
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 6 1909; d. December 19 1982.
1967 – 1971