Dennis King (politician)

Dennis King (born November 1, 1971)[1] is the 33rd and current premier of Prince Edward Island,[2] and current leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island.[3]

For other people named Dennis King, see Dennis King (disambiguation).
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Dennis King

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King in 2019
33rd Premier of Prince Edward Island
Assumed office
May 9, 2019
MonarchElizabeth II
Lieutenant GovernorAntoinette Perry
DeputyDarlene Compton
Preceded byWade MacLauchlan
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Brackley-Hunter River
Assumed office
April 23, 2019
Preceded byRiding established
Leader of the
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island
Assumed office
February 9, 2019
Preceded byJames Aylward
Personal details
Born (1971-11-01) November 1, 1971
Georgetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island
Spouse(s)
Jana Hemphill
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(m. 1999)​
Children3
ResidenceBrookfield, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Early life

Born in Georgetown, Prince Edward Island,[4] 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.[5]

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 riding of Brackley-Hunter River. His party acquired 12 seats overall.[6] On April 30, 2019, he was invited by Lieutenant-Governor Antoinette Perry to form a minority government and was sworn in as premier on May 9, 2019.[7] With a victory in a November 2020 by-election, the PCs became a majority government.

Personal life

King is the author of two books: The Day They Shot Reveen: Stories from a PEI Small Town (2016)[8] and The Legend of Bubby Stevens (2017).[9] He has been married to Jana Hemphill since 1999, and together they have three children.[1]

References
  1. "Dennis King The Canadian Encyclopedia". thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  2. Yarr, Kevin (May 9, 2019). "Compton takes Finance, Aylward Health in new P.E.I. cabinet". CBC News. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  3. "Dennis King new P.E.I. PC leader - CTV News Atlantic". CTV Atlantic.
  4. "Hon. Dennis King". PC Party. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  5. News; Canada (2019-02-09). "Dennis King chosen as new leader of Prince Edward Island Tories | National Post". Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  6. "P.E.I. voters elect PC minority amid Green surge | CTV News". www.ctvnews.ca. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  7. Campbell, Kerry (May 1, 2019). "King has lieutenant-governor's go-ahead to form government". CBC News. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  8. Cole, Sally. "Dennis King has a tale to tell | The Guardian". www.theguardian.pe.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  9. 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 2020-04-01.
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