Derrick John Kimball (born November 20, 1954) is a lawyer and former political figure in

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, Canada. He represented

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in the

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from 1988 to 1993 as a Progressive Conservative member.

Early life and education

Born in Halifax, the son of Robert Guy Edgar Kimball and Marjorie Coady,Lumley, E ''Canadian Who's Who'' (2006)
he was educated at

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and

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Legal career

Kimball served as solicitor for the town of

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from 1978 to 1990.

Political career

He entered provincial politics in the 1988 election, defeating NDP candidate Steve Mattson by 452 votes in the Kings South riding. In late 1992, Kimball lost the Progressive Conservative nomination in Kings South to former MLA and cabinet minister

Harry How Henry W. How (September 29, 1919 – February 1, 2001) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Kings South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1983. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party o ...

. Kimball quit the Progressive Conservative caucus in January 1993, and ran as an

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candidate in the 1993 election. He finished third in the election, which saw Liberal

Robbie Harrison Robert "Robbie" S. Harrison (born 1948) is a Canadian politician and educator. He represented Kings South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1999 as a Liberal member. Harrison was educated at Acadia University. He was a school t ...

defeat How by 128 votes. In December 2020, Kimball was nominated as the Progressive Conservative candidate in Kings South for the 2021 election, but was defeated.

References

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1954 births Living people Dalhousie University alumni Nova Scotia Independent MLAs Politicians from Halifax, Nova Scotia People from Kings County, Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs St. Francis Xavier University alumni {{ProgressiveConservative-NovaScotia-MLA-stub