Dale Kirby
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Dale Kirby Ph.D, MHA |
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| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for St. John's North |
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In office November 9, 2011 – November 5, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Ridgley |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Mount Scio |
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Assumed office November 30, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | first member |
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May 19, 1971 St. Lawrence, Newfoundland and Labrador |
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New Democrat (1999-2013) Independent (2013-2014) Liberal (2014-present) |
| Residence | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Occupation | University Professor |
Dale Kirby MHA (born May 19, 1971) is a Canadian politician who was first elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2011 provincial election.
First elected in 2011 to represent the electoral district of St. John's North as a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party, Kirby left the NDP caucus after a high-profile, public dispute with NDP leader Lorraine Michael, and later joined the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party. He was reelected in the 2015 provincial election as a Liberal in the new district of Mount Scio.
He currently serves as Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development in the Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Kirby was born in St. Lawrence on the Burin Peninsula. He was raised on a small farm in Lord's Cove where generations of his family have worked in inshore fishing industries. Kirby began working at an early age at Kirby's Store, later Kirby's Kwik-Way, a family-run grocery and convenience store. He graduated from St. Joseph's Academy in 1989.
Kirby earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees from Memorial University of Newfoundland before completing a doctorate in higher education theory and policy studies at the University of Toronto. While at university, he held a number of elected student union positions at the local, provincial, and national levels. As chairperson of the Newfoundland and Labrador component of the Canadian Federation of Students in the 1990s, Kirby led a successful campaign to freeze college and university tuition fees in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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