61st General Assembly of Nova Scotia

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61st General Assembly of Nova Scotia
Majority parliament
25 June 2009 – 7 September 2013
Parliament leaders
Premier	Darrell Dexter June 19, 2009 – October 22, 2013
Leader of the Opposition	Stephen McNeil June 19, 2009 – October 22, 2013
Party caucuses
Government	New Democratic Party
Opposition	Liberal Party
Recognized	Progressive Conservative Party
House of Assembly
Speaker of the House	Charlie Parker June 25, 2009 – January 11, 2011
	Gordie Gosse January 19, 2011 – September 7, 2013
Government House Leader	Frank Corbett June 25, 2009 – September 7, 2013
Opposition House Leader	Manning MacDonald June 25, 2009 – January 27, 2012
	Michel Samson January 27, 2012 – September 7, 2013
Members	52 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch	Elizabeth II February 6, 1952
Lieutenant Governor	Mayann Francis September 7, 2006 – April 12, 2012
	John James Grant April 12, 2012
Sessions
1st session June 25, 2009 – March 25, 2010
2nd session March 25, 2010 – March 31, 2011
3rd session March 31, 2011 – March 29, 2012
4th session March 29, 2012 – March 26, 2013
5th session March 26, 2013 – September 7, 2013
← 60th → 62nd

61st General Assembly of Nova Scotia is an assembly of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly that was determined in the 2009 Nova Scotia election. The first session of the General Assembly lasted from 25 June 2009 to 25 March 2010. The second session began on 25 March 2010 with a speech from the throne.