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Dennis King MLA (born November 1, 1971)[1] is the 33rd and current premier of Prince Edward Island since 2019[2] and current leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island.[3] He and the PC government were re-elected in the 2023 general election.[4]
Dennis King | |
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![]() King in 2021 | |
33rd Premier of Prince Edward Island | |
Assumed office May 9, 2019 | |
Monarchs | |
Lieutenant Governor | Antoinette Perry |
Deputy | Darlene Compton (2019–2023) Bloyce Thompson (2023–present) |
Preceded by | Wade MacLauchlan |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Brackley-Hunter River | |
Assumed office April 23, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Riding established |
Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island | |
Assumed office February 9, 2019 | |
Preceded by | James Aylward |
Personal details | |
Born | Georgetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada | November 1, 1971
Political party | Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island |
Spouse |
Jana Hemphill (m. 1999) |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | Brookfield, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
Born in Georgetown, Prince Edward Island,[5] King worked in many Prince Edward Island media outlets for years, including the Eastern Graphic, The Guardian and CFCY-FM. In 1997, he started work as a public relations coordinator for the Ministry of Transportation, then became director of communications for the Department of Development and Technology, and finally director of communications and executive assistant to the 30th premier of Prince Edward Island, Pat Binns.[6]
On February 9, 2019, King was elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island, at the party's leadership convention in Charlottetown.[3] King led his party to win a plurality of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island following the 2019 Prince Edward Island general election and won his seat in the district of Brackley-Hunter River. His party acquired 12 seats overall.[7]
On April 30, 2019, King was invited by Lieutenant-Governor Antoinette Perry to form a minority government and was sworn in as premier on May 9, 2019.[8] With a victory in a November 2020 by-election, the PCs became a majority government. In March 2023, King announced an early election, that was held on April 3. King and the Progressive Conservative party won a majority government in the election, increasing their majority.[9]
King is the author of two books: The Day They Shot Reveen: Stories from a PEI Small Town (2016)[10] and The Legend of Bubby Stevens (2017).[11] He has been married to Jana Hemphill since 1999; together, they have three children.[1]
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