Zach Churchill

Zachariah Churchill (born May 25, 1984) is a Canadian politician from Nova Scotia. He is a current member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly having served since June 2010.

The Honourable

Zach Churchill

MLA
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Yarmouth
Assumed office
June 22, 2010
Preceded byRichard Hurlburt
Personal details
Born (1984-05-25) May 25, 1984
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Political partyLiberal
Occupationpolitician

Early life and education

Churchill graduated from Saint Mary's University in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts.[1] He served as National Director of the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations from 2007 to 2009.[2][3]

Political career

Churchill successfully ran for the nomination of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party in the riding of Yarmouth in May 2010.[4] He won the by-election held on June 22, 2010 which was contested between six mostly high-profile candidates. Churchill garnered just over half the popular vote, defeating a former MLA John Deveau, a former 20-year mayor of the Town of Yarmouth Charles Crosby and two minor party leaders.[5] He became the first Lebanese Canadian elected to the Nova Scotia legislature.

Churchill was re-elected in the 2013 general election.[3][6] On October 22, 2013, Churchill was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Natural Resources.[7]

On July 24, 2015, premier Stephen McNeil shuffled his cabinet, moving Churchill to Minister of Municipal Affairs and Minister of Communications Nova Scotia.[8][9][10]

On June 15, 2017, Churchill was shuffled to Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development.[11][12]


Electoral record
2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalZach Churchill5,36468.17-13.91
Progressive ConservativeMitch Bonnar2,00725.50+11.19
GreenJim Laverie2553.24+2.26
New DemocraticDavid Olie2433.08+0.44
2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalZach Churchill6,97582.08+31.43
     Progressive Conservative John Cunningham 1,216 14.31 -19.10
     New Democratic Party Charles Webster 224 2.64 -3.88
GreenVanessa Goodwin-Clairmont830.98-0.36
Yarmouth Byelection June 22, 2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalZach Churchill3,98450.65+36.58
     Progressive Conservative Charles Crosby 2,628 33.41 -27.93
     Independent Belle Hatfield 673 8.56 Ø
     New Democratic Party John Deveau 513 6.52 -16.41
GreenJohn Percy490.62-1.04
AtlanticaJonathan Dean190.24Ø

References
  1. Maroon & White - Winter 2009 Saint Mary's University
  2. Churchill Nears End with CASA Yarmouth Vanguard
  3. "Former student leader wins big in Nova Scotia election". Maclean's. October 9, 2013. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  4. "Zach Churchill wins Liberal nomination". The Vanguard. May 8, 2010. Retrieved 2014-09-19.
  5. "Liberals win 2 N.S. byelections". CBC News. June 22, 2010.
  6. "Landslide win for Zach Churchill". The Vanguard. October 8, 2013. Retrieved 2014-09-19.
  7. "Premier Stephen McNeil welcomes 16-member cabinet". CBC News. October 22, 2013. Retrieved 2014-09-19.
  8. "Andrew Younger sworn back in to cabinet after shuffle". CBC News. July 24, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  9. "Cabinet shuffle: Whalen out as finance minister, Younger back in". The Chronicle Herald. July 24, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  10. "Premier shuffles cabinet, Andrew Younger returns, Diana Whalen moves to justice". Metro. Halifax. July 24, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  11. "Stephen McNeil shuffles cabinet, but vows not to change course". CBC News. June 15, 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  12. "N.S. cabinet unveiled: Casey now deputy premier, finance minister". The Chronicle Herald. June 15, 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
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