Rick Perkins

Rick Perkins MP (born November 4, 1961) is a Canadian politician who was elected to serve as the Member of Parliament for the riding of South Shore—St. Margarets in the 2021 Canadian federal election.[1][2]

Rick Perkins
MP
Member of Parliament
for South Shore—St. Margarets
Assumed office
September 20, 2021
Preceded byBernadette Jordan
Personal details
Born (1961-11-04) November 4, 1961
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Political partyConservative
ResidenceSt. Margaret's Bay, Nova Scotia
OccupationPolitician

Biography

Perkins holds an MBA from the Sobey School of Business at Saint Mary's University. He worked as a public servant before becoming a retail businessperson. He previously ran in Scarborough—Agincourt for the Progressive Conservatives in the 1997 Canadian federal election[3] and in South Shore—St. Margarets for the Conservatives in the 2019 Canadian federal election.

In the 2021 Canadian federal election, Perkins defeated Liberal incumbent and Ministers of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Bernadette Jordan.[4] On November 9, 2021, Perkins was named Shadow Minister for Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard by Conservative Party leader Erin O'Toole.[5]

References
  1. Groff, Meghan. "Conservative Rick Perkins takes South Shore-St. Margarets". halifaxtoday.ca. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  2. https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/rick-perkins(109922)
  3. "Canadian Elections Database".
  4. Tunney, Catharine; Raycraft, Richard (September 21, 2021). "The surprise upsets, dramatic losses and nail-biting races of election night". CBC News.
  5. https://www.conservative.ca/erin-otoole-announces-new-shadow-cabinet/
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