Tim Houston | |
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![]() Tim Houston in 2016 | |
30th Premier of Nova Scotia | |
Assumed office August 31, 2021[1] | |
Monarchs | |
Lieutenant Governor | Arthur LeBlanc |
Deputy | Allan MacMaster |
Preceded by | Iain Rankin |
Leader of the Opposition | |
In office October 27, 2018 – August 31, 2021[2] | |
Preceded by | Karla MacFarlane |
Succeeded by | Iain Rankin |
Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia | |
Assumed office October 27, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Jamie Baillie |
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Pictou East | |
Assumed office October 8, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Clarrie MacKinnon |
Personal details | |
Born | Timothy Jerome Houston[3] April 10, 1970[4][5] Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada[6] |
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Spouse | Carol Houston |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Saint Mary's University (BCom) |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | Official website |
Timothy Jerome Houston MLA FCPA (/ˈhjuːstən/ HEW-stən;[7] 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.[8] Houston also served as the leader of the opposition from 2018 to 2021.[9] 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.[10]