Tim Houston

Timothy Jerome Houston FCPA MLA (born April 10, 1970) is a Canadian politician who is the 30th and current premier of Nova Scotia since 2021. He was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, he represents the electoral district of Pictou East.[7] Houston also served as the leader of the opposition from 2018 to 2021.[8] He and the Progressive Conservative party won a majority government in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election, becoming the first Progressive Conservative premier since 2009.[9]

The Honourable
Tim Houston
FCPA MLA
30th Premier of Nova Scotia
Assumed office
August 31, 2021[1]
MonarchElizabeth II
Lieutenant GovernorArthur J. LeBlanc
DeputyAllan MacMaster
Preceded byIain Rankin
Leader of the Opposition
In office
October 27, 2018 – August 31, 2021[2]
Preceded byKarla MacFarlane
Succeeded byIain Rankin
Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia
Assumed office
October 27, 2018
Preceded byJamie Baillie
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Pictou East
Assumed office
October 8, 2013
Preceded byClarrie MacKinnon
Personal details
Born
Timothy Jerome Houston[3]

(1970-04-10) April 10, 1970[4][5]
Halifax, Nova Scotia[6]
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Spouse(s)Carol Houston
Alma materSaint Mary's University (BCom)
OccupationAccountant
WebsiteOfficial website

Career

Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Houston lived in different places around the world as his father was in the military. His family eventually re-settled in Halifax and Houston attended Halifax West High School.

Houston attended Saint Mary's University, graduating in 1992 with a Bachelor of Commerce.[10] He then moved to Bermuda, working there as a consultant from 1995 to 2007.[11] Houston then worked as a chartered accountant and as a financial consultant with Deloitte. On November 2, 2020, he was awarded[12] the profession’s highest mark of distinction, the Fellow (FCPA) designation, by Chartered Professional Accountants of Nova Scotia.

Political career

On November 27, 2012, Houston won the Progressive Conservative nomination in the riding of Pictou East for the 2013 Nova Scotia general election.[11]

He was elected MLA of Pictou East on October 8, 2013, with 48.08% of the vote.

Houston was re-elected on May 30, 2017 with 73.88% of the vote.

On November 19, 2017, Houston announced his candidacy for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[13][14] Houston was elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party after the first ballot results were announced on October 27, 2018, at the Party's Leadership Convention in Halifax.[15] Houston earned 48.96% of the points on the first ballot, leaving other candidates no clear path to victory. The other candidates conceded after the first ballot.[15]

Houston has been publicly open to the option of fracking in Nova Scotia, a controversial stance.[16] He has said as Leader of the Opposition, he would not criticize the Government without offering his own ideas[17][18] in response.

2021 provincial election

In an upset,[19] Houston and the Progressive Conservative party won a majority government in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election, becoming the first Progressive Conservative premier since 2009. Houston ran on a Red Tory platform that promised more spending on health care.[20]

Premier of Nova Scotia

Houston and his cabinet were sworn in on August 31, 2021.[21]

Personal life

Houston lives in Pictou County with his wife Carol, and children Paget and Zachary.[22]

In 2017, it came to light that his name had been mentioned several times in the Paradise Papers.[23] because he held management positions with Bermuda based reinsurance companies while living and working in Bermuda,[23] where he was listed as Director and Vice-President of Inter-Ocean Holdings and several related companies.[24]

Bills introduced
AssemblyAct TitleDate
Assembly 62, Session 1Lyme Disease Strategy ActApril 10, 2014
Assembly 62, Session 2Red Tape Reduction ActSeptember 29, 2014
Assembly 62, Session 2Transparency in Ministers' Expenses ActApril 21, 2015
Assembly 62, Session 2Cayley's LawMay 17, 2016
Assembly 62, Session 2Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness ActMay 5, 2016
Assembly 62, Session 2Education Fund Protection ActOctober 16, 2017

Electoral record
2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTim Houston4,91869.68-4.20
LiberalJoe MacDonald1,58522.46+4.24
New DemocraticJoy Polley5007.08-0.82
AtlanticaJonathan Geoffrey Dean550.78
Total valid votes 7,05899.62
Total rejected ballots 270.38
Turnout 7,08561.44
Eligible voters 11,532
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -4.22
2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Tim Houston 5,275 73.88 +25.83
  Liberal John Fraser 1,301 18.22 +2.33
  New Democratic Party Deborah Stiles 564 7.90 -28.17
2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Tim Houston 3,713 48.04 +22.11
  New Democratic Party Clarrie MacKinnon 2,788 36.07 -27.91
  Liberal Francois Rochon 1,228 15.89 +7.50

References
  1. "N.S. Premier-designate Tim Houston, new cabinet to be sworn-in Aug. 31". CTV News Atlantic. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-premier-cabinet-swearing-in-ceremony-1.6159449
  3. "District 40: Pictou East". CBC.ca. CBC. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  4. "PC leadership Q&A: Tim Houston". Cape Breton Post. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  5. "Nova Scotia PC Party on Twitter: "Happy Birthday to MLA for Pictou East, @TimHoustonNS!"". Twitter.com. Twitter. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  6. MacInnis, Adam; Adshade, Kevin (31 October 2018). "Pictou County's history of Tory leadership". NG News. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  7. "Tories take Pictou County ridings back from NDP". The Chronicle Herald. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  8. "Tim Houston - MLA for Pictou East - PC Party of NS". PC Party NS. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  9. "Canada loses its bid for seat on UN Security Council | CBC News".
  10. Musick, Sueann (16 September 2013). "PC's Houston aims to knock on every door". NG News.
  11. "Pictou East PC nominee wants riding to have voice in Halifax". March 10, 2019. NG News. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  12. "CPA Nova Scotia Awards Prestigious Fellow Designation to Seven Professional Accountants". www.cpans.ca. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  13. "'Time to win': Tim Houston running for PC Party leader". CBC News. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  14. "Tim Houston announces bid for PC leadership". The Chronicle Herald. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  15. "Houston surges to victory in PC leadership race". CBC News. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  16. "Delays on Nova Scotia fracking regulations could be political". CBC News. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  17. "Universal Mental Health Care". PC Party of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  18. "Dignity for our Seniors". PC Party of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  19. "Tories surge to upset majority win in N.S. Election with a campaign focused on health". 17 August 2021.
  20. "N.B. Should be on 'alert' as new N.S. Premier promises more health care spending: Union". 19 August 2021.
  21. "Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, 18 ministers sworn into office".
  22. "Tim Houston's Story". Tim Houston for Nova Scotia PC Leader. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  23. "PC leadership candidate downplays Paradise Papers connection". The Coast. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  24. "Houston, Timothy Jerome". Offshore Leaks Database/International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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