Darin T. King, Ph.D

Grand Bank

Progressive Conservative

Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture and Deputy Government House Leader

Email: darinking@gov.nl.ca

Phone: (709) 729-3705
Fax: (709) 729-0360

Main Office

Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Petten Building
P.O. Box 8700
St. John's, NL
A1B 4J6

Website: http://www.fishaq.gov.nl.ca/

Other Office

District Office
26 Water Street
P.O. Box 400
Grand Bank, NL
A0E 1W0

Phone: (709) 832-2531
Fax: (709) 832-2534
Toll-free: 1-877-997-9933
Website: http://www.darinking.ca/

Constituency Assistant:
Corey Parsons
Phone: (709) 832-2530
Fax: (709) 832-2534

PROFILE:

Darin King is a Progressive Conservative MHA representing the District of Grand Bank.

He was first elected to the House of Assembly for Newfoundland and Labrador on October 9, 2007, and was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education. He also served on the House of Assembly Social Services and Public Accounts Committees.

Darin was appointed to Executive Council and sworn in as the Minister of Education in April, 2009. On January 13, 2011, he was appointed as Minister of Human Resources, Labour and Employment; Minister Responsible for the Status of Persons with Disabilities; Minister Responsible for the Labour Relations Agency; Minister Responsible for Youth Engagement; Minister Responsible for the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission; and Minister Responsible for the Newfoundland Labrador Housing Corporation.

Darin was re-elected in the General Election on October 11, 2011, and on October 28, 2011, he was re-appointed to cabinet as the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture and Deputy Government House Leader.

He was born in Grand Bank, and raised in Fortune, on the south coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. After high school he completed a B.ED degree and Diploma in School Resources Services from Memorial University of Newfoundland; an M.ED at Saint Mary's University, Halifax; and a PhD from Northcentral University, Arizona.

Prior to his election, Darin was the CEO/Director of Education for the Eastern School District with responsibility for 127 schools and approximately 46,000 students. Through his career in education, he served as a classroom teacher and in a variety of leadership positions at the school and school district levels. He has taught graduate studies courses with Memorial University of Newfoundland, and served as a supervisor of doctoral students.

Darin and his wife, Colleen, have two children, Mitchell and Kate.