Diana Whalen
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The Honourable Diana Whalen MLA |
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| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Clayton Park West Halifax Clayton Park (2003-2013) |
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In office August 5, 2003 – May 30, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Mary Ann McGrath |
| Deputy Premier of Nova Scotia | |
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In office October 22, 2013 – May 30, 2017 |
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| Premier | Stephen McNeil |
| Preceded by | Frank Corbett |
| Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Nova Scotia |
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In office July 24, 2015 – May 30, 2017 |
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| Premier | Stephen McNeil |
| Preceded by | Lena Diab |
| Minister of Finance | |
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In office October 22, 2013 – July 24, 2015 |
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| Premier | Stephen McNeil |
| Preceded by | Maureen MacDonald |
| Succeeded by | Randy Delorey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 |
| Political party | Nova Scotia Liberal Party |
| Residence | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Occupation | accountant |
Diana Caroline Whalen (born 1956) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Halifax Clayton Park in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2003-2013, and Clayton Park West from 2013-2017, as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
A native of Halifax, Whalen graduated with a BA and MBA from Dalhousie University.
Whalen worked in South Korea, Australia and Jamaica from 1980 to 1988 before returning to Halifax to raise her family. Holding the designation Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Whalen worked as a management consultant for 15 years.
Whalen was part of the planning team for the 21st G7 summit which took place in Halifax from June 15–17, 1995. In the late 1990s, Whalen founded a community action group dedicated to seeing a new P-9 school built in her fast-growing neighbourhood of Clayton Park West.
Whalen was elected to Halifax Regional Council in the 2000 municipal election, representing District 16 Prince's Lodge-Clayton Park West.
In 2003 Whalen successfully ran for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party nomination in the riding of Halifax Clayton Park. She was elected in the 2003 provincial election and was subsequently re-elected in the 2006, 2009 and 2013 provincial elections.
In 2004, Whalen's private members bill for mandatory booster seats was passed by the legislature. Whalen championed the fight to preserve the Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area, which culminated in April 2009 when the provincial government granted protection from development for 1,214 hectares (3,000 acres) of wilderness in the area beside Bayers Lake Business Park. Whalen worked with constituents in her riding to lobby both the Halifax Regional Municipality and the provincial government for improved recreational infrastructure. This resulted in construction of the Canada Games Centre which opened on the Mainland Common in November 2010.
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