Percy Paris

The Honourable Percy A. Paris
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank
In office June 13, 2006 – October 8, 2013
Preceded by	Gary Hines
Succeeded by	Bill Horne
Minister of Economic and Rural Development
In office June 19, 2009 – May 9, 2013
Preceded by	Angus MacIsaac
Succeeded by	Graham Steele
Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Heritage
In office June 19, 2009 – May 9, 2013
Preceded by	Bill Dooks
Succeeded by	Graham Steele
Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs
In office June 19, 2009 – May 9, 2013
Preceded by	Barry Barnet
Succeeded by	Graham Steele
Personal details
Born	1947/1948 (age 68–69) Windsor, Nova Scotia
Political party	NDP
Residence	Windsor Junction, Nova Scotia
Occupation	small business owner, university administrator

Percy A. Paris is a former Canadian politician from Nova Scotia. He represented the constituency of Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party between 2006-2013.

A native of Windsor, Paris has worked in a variety of jobs. He was a small business owner, having owned and operated a bar in Lower Sackville, as well as the Jet Journal, a local publication. Paris also worked as a municipal employee for the City of Halifax, and as a hockey scout with the International Hockey League and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Paris worked for Dalhousie University in a variety of positions: director of the Diversity Initiative, Black Student Advisor, instructor in Black History, and was involved with the Transition Year Program.

Paris has been an active community volunteer and was the recipient of a human rights award from the Human Rights Commission of Nova Scotia for his work bringing communities together through sport. Paris has held positions on a number of boards of directors including the Riverlake Residents' Association, the Black Business Initiative, National Access Awareness Week, Network for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities, the King's-Edgehill School Alumni Association, Team Work Co-operative, Halifax Black Community Workshop, Dartmouth East Black Learning Centre and the Metro Committee for Persons with Disabilities.

In 2006 Paris successfully ran for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party nomination in the riding of Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank. He was elected in the 2006 provincial election, defeating the incumbent Progressive Conservative Gary Hines with 46.39% of the vote. Paris was re-elected in the 2009 provincial election with 54.47 per cent of the vote. During this period Paris was the only African-Nova Scotian elected to the provincial legislature.

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