Derek Mombourquette (born July 14, 1980) is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

politician. He represents the district of Sydney-Whitney Pier as a member of the

Nova Scotia Liberal Party The Nova Scotia Liberal Party is a centrist provincial political party in Nova Scotia, Canada and the provincial section of the Liberal Party of Canada. The party currently forms the Official Opposition in Nova Scotia, under the leadership of Zach ...

Early life and education

Mombourquette attended

Cape Breton University , "Diligence Will Prevail" , mottoeng = Perseverance Will Triumph , established = 1951 as Xavier Junior College 1968 as NSEIT 1974 as College Of Cape Breton 1982 as University College of Cape Breton 2005 as Cape Breton ...

, serving as both President and Vice-President of the student union.

Political career

Mombourquette served on the municipal council of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality from 2008 to 2012. In 2013, Mombourquette ran for the Liberals in Sydney-Whitney Pier in the 2013 election, losing to incumbent MLA

Gordie Gosse Gordon Leonard Gosse Jr. (August 22, 1955 – November 14, 2019) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Cape Breton Nova and Sydney-Whitney Pier in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2003 to 2015. He was a memb ...

. He was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a by-election on July 14, 2015 for the riding of Sydney-Whitney Pier. Mombourquette was re-elected in the 2017 election. On June 15, 2017, he was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Municipal Affairs. On July 5, 2018, Mombourquette was moved to Minister of Energy and Mines in a cabinet shuffle. Mombourquette was re-elected in the 2021 election, however the Rankin Liberals lost government becoming the Official Opposition.

Election record

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mombourquette, Derek Living people Members of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs Nova Scotia municipal councillors People from Sydney, Nova Scotia 21st-century Canadian politicians 1980 births