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
List of Premiers of Nova Scotia
Premier of Nova Scotia
Name
Political Party
Dates in Office
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
John Frederick Hamm
Date of birth/date of death:
Born April 8 1938. Died July 2026.
Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
August 16 1999 – February 24 2006
List of Leaders of the Opposition of Nova Scotia
Leader of the Official Opposition of Nova Scotia
Name
Political Party
Dates in Office
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 Centre
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Pictou Centre
Name
Political Party
Dates in Office
John Frederick Hamm
Date of birth/date of death:
Born April 8 1938. Died July 2026.
Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
May 25 1993 – June 13 2006
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
John Frederick Hamm
Date of birth/date of death:
Born April 8 1938. Died July 2026.
October 30 1995 – February 24 2006