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| Affiliation | New Democratic |
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| Name | Darrell Dexter |
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Dartmouth, Nova Scotia , Canada |
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September 10, 1957
(66 years)
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| Info | Darrell Dexter is a Canadian politician, and the Premier-designate of Nova Scotia. He is the leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party, and represents the riding of Cole Harbour in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
Dexter grew up in the rural community of Milton, Nova Scotia as the son of a sheet metal worker. He attended the University of King's College where he received a Bachelor of Journalism degree. He also earned Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Laws degrees from Dalhousie University. After service in the Canadian Navy he worked as a lawyer in Dartmouth. He was elected to the city council of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia in 1994. He is married with one son named Harris.
He was first elected to the provincial House of Assembly in the 1998 election serving in the critic portfolios of Economic Development and Health. He was subsequently re-elected in 1999 and 2003. In 2001, Dexter was elected leader of the Nova Scotia NDP, replacing Helen MacDonald.
Dexter led the Nova Scotia NDP through its first campaign trailing in third place in many polls and in danger of losing seats. The NDP looked to consolidate its strong support in the Metro Halifax area, and make gains in the conservative rural mainland and their former stronghold of Cape Breton, which had been ceded to the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
On election night, Dexter and the NDP made small gains in the popular vote and won four more seats.
Premier Rodney MacDonald called an election for June 13, 2006, and Dexter was once again the NDP's candidate for Premier. At the outset, most pollsters had the NDP at the same level of support it had in 2003, roughly 30% and behind the Tories in second place. Dexter campaigned on a platform to improve services for seniors, lowering the cost of heating oil for homes, a 10% cut in post-secondary education tuition, subsidized child care and public auto insurance. The NDP did not win government, but did make major gains on election day. The party gained five seats for a total of 20, the party's best performance in its history. The NDP gained roughly 4% of the popular vote to 34.5%. The NDP also won seats in the South Shore region of Nova Scotia, an area where it had not performed well previously.
After the 2006 election, Dexter said he would continue to co-operate with the Progressive Conservative government. He rejected overtures from Liberal Leader Francis MacKenzie to form a coalition government.
Within a few months of the election, the NDP took a lead in the opinion polls, and has held it consistently since.
On June 9, 2009 Darrell Dexter was elected the first NDP premier of Nova Scotia, in a race against Conservative incumbent MacDonald and Liberal leader Stephen McNeil. Dexter was elected with a majority of the seats in the Nova Scotia legislature.
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