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Dennis "Denny" King (born November 1, 1971) is the 33rd and current
premier of Prince Edward Island The premier of Prince Edward Island is the first minister and head of government for the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. The current premier of Prince Edward Island is Dennis King (politician), Den ...
since 2019 and current leader of the
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island is one of three major political parties on Prince Edward Island. The party and its rival, the Liberals, have alternated in power since responsible government was granted in 1851. Histor ...
.


Early life

Born in
Georgetown, Prince Edward Island Georgetown is a community located within the municipality of Three Rivers in Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is the Capital of Kings County. Previously incorporated as a town, it amalgamated with the town of Montague, the rural ...
, King worked in many Prince Edward Island media outlets for years, including the ''Eastern Graphic'', ''
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'' and
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. 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 The premier of Prince Edward Island is the first minister and head of government for the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. The current premier of Prince Edward Island is Dennis King (politician), Den ...
,
Pat Binns Patrick George Binns (born October 8, 1948), is a Canadian diplomat, the 30th premier of Prince Edward Island from 1996 to 2007 and Canadian Ambassador to Ireland from 2007 to 2010. Binns has a long history of public service, most notably being ...
.


Political career

On February 9, 2019, King was elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island, at the party's
leadership convention {{Politics of Canada In Canadian politics, a leadership convention is held by a political party when the party needs to choose a leader due to a vacancy or a challenge to the incumbent leader. Overview In Canada, leaders of a party generally rem ...
in Charlottetown. King led his party to win a plurality of seats in the
Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island (french: Assemblée législative de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard) is the sole chamber of the General Assembly of Prince Edward Island. The Legislative Assembly meets at Province House, which is locate ...
following the
2019 Prince Edward Island general election The 2019 Prince Edward Island general election was held to elect the members of the 66th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island. The vote in 26 of the 27 districts was held on 23 April 2019, while the vote for the member from Charlottetown-Hills ...
and won his seat in the district of
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. His party acquired 12 seats overall.


Premier of Prince Edward Island (2019–present)

On April 30, 2019, King was invited by
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Antoinette Perry Mary Antoinette "Tony" Perry (June 27, 1888June 28, 1946) was an American actress and director, and co-founder of the American Theatre Wing. She is the eponym of the Tony Awards. Early life Born in Denver, Colorado, she spent her childhood asp ...
to form a
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and was sworn in as premier on May 9, 2019. With a victory in a November 2020 by-election, the PCs became a
majority government A majority government is a government by one or more governing parties that hold an absolute majority of seats in a legislature. This is as opposed to a minority government, where the largest party in a legislature only has a plurality of seats. ...
.


Personal life

King is the author of two books: ''The Day They Shot Reveen: Stories from a PEI Small Town'' (2016) and ''The Legend of Bubby Stevens'' (2017). He has been married to Jana Hemphill since 1999, and together they have three children.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:King, Dennis Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island MLAs Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island leaders 1970s births People from Kings County, Prince Edward Island