Premier of Nova Scotia

Premier of Nova Scotia

Incumbent Stephen McNeil since October 22, 2013
Government of Nova Scotia Office of the Premier
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Executive Council
Reports to	Legislative Assembly
Seat	Halifax Regional Municipality
Appointer	Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
Term length	At Her Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Hiram Blanchard
Formation	July 4, 1867^[1]
Salary	$89,234.90 plus $112,791.20 (indemnity and allowances)^[2]

The Premier of Nova Scotia is the first minister for the Canadian province of Nova Scotia who presides over the Executive Council of Nova Scotia. Following the Westminster system, the premier is normally the leader of the political party which has the most seats in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly who is called upon by the Lieutenant Governor to form a government. As the province's head of government and de facto chief executive, the premier exercises considerable power.

The current Premier of Nova Scotia is Stephen McNeil, who was elected on October 8, 2013^[3] and was sworn in on October 22, 2013.^[1]

References

Premiers of Nova Scotia

Colonial	Uniacke Young Johnston Young Howe Johnston Tupper

Provincial	Blanchard Annand Hill Holmes Thompson Pipes Fielding Murray Armstrong Rhodes Harrington A. Macdonald MacMillan Connolly Hicks Stanfield Smith Regan Buchanan Bacon Cameron Savage MacLellan Hamm R. MacDonald Dexter McNeil

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