Darin King
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The Honourable Darin King Ph.D, MHA |
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| Minister of Justice of Newfoundland and Labrador |
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In office October 19, 2012 – N 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Felix Collins |
| Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture of Newfoundland and Labrador |
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In office October 28, 2011 – October 19, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Clyde Jackman |
| Succeeded by | Derrick Dalley |
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Grand Bank |
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In office November 1, 2007 – November 27, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Judy Foote |
| Succeeded by | District Abolished |
| Minister of Human Resources, Labour and Employment of Newfoundland and Labrador |
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In office January 2011 – October 28, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Joan Burke (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Department eliminated |
| Minister of Education of Newfoundland and Labrador | |
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In office 2009–2011 |
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| Preceded by | Joan Burke |
| Succeeded by | Joan Burke |
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| Born | Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Colleen King |
| Residence | Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Occupation | School Administrator |
| Website | darinking.ca |
Darin King MHA, (born August 17, 1966) is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. King serves as the Minister of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development as well as the Minister of Justice and Public Safety in the provincial cabinet and is the Member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for the district of Grand Bank.
King was elected to the House of Assembly in the 2007 provincial election and was re-elected in 2011. He has previously held the posts of Minister of Education, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture and Minister of Human Resources, Labour and Employment. Prior to entering politics, King was director of education for the Eastern School District of Newfoundland and Labrador, the province's largest school district.
King was born in Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador and raised in the community of Fortune on Newfoundland's Burin Peninsula. He attended Memorial University of Newfoundland where he was awarded a Bachelor of Education degree and a diploma in School Resources Services. He went on to study at Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia where he earned a Master of Education degree. King also has a Business Ph.D, in human resource, from Northcentral University in Arizona.
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