Dale Kirby
Dale Kirby Ph.D, MHA | |
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Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for St. John's North | |
In office November 9, 2011 – November 5, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Bob Ridgley |
Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Mount Scio | |
Assumed office November 30, 2015 | |
Preceded by | first member |
Personal details | |
Born |
St. Lawrence, Newfoundland and Labrador | May 19, 1971
Political party |
New Democrat (1999-2013) Independent (2013-2014) Liberal (2014-present) |
Residence | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
Occupation | University Professor |
Dale Kirby MHA (born May 19, 1971) is a Canadian politician who was first elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2011 provincial election.[1]
First elected in 2011 to represent the electoral district of St. John's North as a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party, Kirby left the NDP caucus after a high-profile, public dispute with NDP leader Lorraine Michael,[2] and later joined the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party. He was reelected in the 2015 provincial election as a Liberal in the new district of Mount Scio.
He currently serves as Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development in the Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Early life
Kirby was born in St. Lawrence on the Burin Peninsula. He was raised on a small farm in Lord's Cove where generations of his family have worked in inshore fishing industries. Kirby began working at an early age at Kirby's Store, later Kirby's Kwik-Way, a family-run grocery and convenience store. He graduated from St. Joseph's Academy in 1989.
University studies and student activism
Kirby earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees from Memorial University of Newfoundland before completing a doctorate in higher education theory and policy studies at the University of Toronto. While at university, he held a number of elected student union positions at the local, provincial, and national levels. As chairperson of the Newfoundland and Labrador component of the Canadian Federation of Students in the 1990s, Kirby led a successful campaign to freeze college and university tuition fees in Newfoundland and Labrador.[3]
Academic career and honours
In 2006, Kirby was appointed an assistant professor of post-secondary education studies in the Faculty of Education at Memorial University of Newfoundland. He was promoted to the position of associate professor in 2011. Prior to joining Memorial University, he worked as a senior advisor on education policy in the Ontario Public Service.[4]
Kirby is a professor, researcher, and consultant on student access and participation in college and university and in the area of online learning.[5] In recognition of his contributions and advocacy, the Canadian Council on Learning named him a Minerva Scholar in 2007.[6] In 2011, he received the R. W. B. Jackson Award from the Canadian Educational Researchers Association as well the Best Research Paper Award at the 2011 European Distance and E-Learning Network Annual Conference.[7][8]
Swearing-in ceremony
Kirby was sworn at Government House as Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development by Lieutenant Governor Frank Fagan on December 14, 2015.
Academic status
Kirby is on a full leave of absence from his position as associate professor of education at Memorial University of Newfoundland.[9]
Electoral history
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal | Dale Kirby | 1,899 | 47.1 | +42.8 | |
Progressive Conservative | Rhonda Churchill-Herder | 1,104 | 27.4 | -13.1 | |
New Democratic | Sean Panting | 1,030 | 25.5 | -29.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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New Democratic | Dale Kirby | 2,595 | 55.2 | +45.2 | |
Progressive Conservative | Bob Ridgley | 1,905 | 40.5 | -37.1 | |
Liberal | Elizabeth Scammell-Reynolds | 201 | 4.3 | -8.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal | Lloyd Matthews | 2,304 | 45.5 | -10.9 | |
Progressive Conservative | Ray Andrews | 1,971 | 38.9 | +5.4 | |
New Democratic | Dale Kirby | 788 | 15.6 | +5.3 |
References
- ↑ "NDP Leader Lorraine Michael re-elected". CBC News, October 11, 2011.
- ↑ "Kirby, Mitchelmore quit NDP caucus after leadership row". CBC News, October 29, 2013.
- ↑ "Postsecondary Fees Frozen". The Telegram, January 15, 1999.
- ↑ "Dale Kirby's personal webpage". www.dalekirby.com. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
- ↑ "Dale Kirby: Invitation to speak". MUN Gazette.
- ↑ "Canadian Council on Learning honours education professor", November 28, 2007. MUN Gazette.
- ↑ "Kirby and Gardner take home award". MUN Faculty of Education, June 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Education paper head of the class". MUN Gazette
- ↑ "Faculty of Education, MUN".