Becky Druhan Explained

Becky Druhan
Birth Name:Rebecca Druhan
Birth Date:1975/1976[1]
Office:Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development
Term Start:August 31, 2021
Honorific-Suffix:MLA
Assembly:Nova Scotia House of
Constituency Am1:Lunenburg West
Term Start1:August 17, 2021
Predecessor1:Mark Furey
Party:Progressive Conservative

Rebecca (Becky) Druhan[2] (born 1975/1976) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election.[3] She represents the riding of Lunenburg West as a member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia.

Education

Druhan graduated from Dalhousie University in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. In 2003, she received a Bachelor of Laws from Dalhousie Law School and was admitted to the bar in 2004.[4]

Career

Prior to her election to the legislature, Druhan was a lawyer and program coordinator for the Victorian Order of Nurses.[5]

Druhan was sworn in as the minister for Education and Early Childhood Development on August 31, 2021.[6]

Notes and References

  1. https://lighthousenow.ca/article.php?title=Italy_Cross_attorney_seeks_Tory_nod_in_Lunenburg_W Italy Cross attorney seeks Tory nod in Lunenburg West
  2. Web site: The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: A biographical directory from 1984 to the Present . 83. Nova Scotia Legislature . May 28, 2022.
  3. Evan Taylor, "PCs Claim All Five Local Ridings". CKBW-FM, August 18, 2021.
  4. https://www.workplace.ca/events/archive.html?city=halifax Events
  5. Evan Taylor, "Meet The Candidate: Becky Druhan". CKBW-FM, August 12, 2021.
  6. Web site: Nova Scotia's new premier, cabinet sworn in at a ceremony in Halifax - CBC News . CBC . August 31, 2021. August 31, 2021 .