| Darrell Samson | |
| Riding: | Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook |
| Parliament: | Canadian |
| Term Start: | October 19, 2015 |
| Predecessor: | Peter Stoffer |
| Birth Date: | 13 October 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Petit-de-Grat, Nova Scotia |
| Party: | Liberal |
| Residence: | Fall River, Nova Scotia |
| Alma Mater: | Université de Moncton |
Darrell Samson (born October 13, 1958) is a Canadian politician who has served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook since 2015. He is a former superintendent of the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial, Nova Scotia's Acadian and Francophone school board.
An Acadian, Samson is a native of Petit-de-Grat, Isle Madame, Nova Scotia. He attended the Université de Moncton, graduating in 1982 with a Bachelor of Education and in 1984 with a Masters in Education.[1]
Samson was a teacher/administrator at Caudle Park Elementary for many years before assuming his role at Conseil scolaire acadien provincial.[2] [3] He has been the national president and vice-president of all French school board superintendents outside Quebec, an active member of the National Committee for Early Years as well as a member of the Provincial Advisory Council to the Minister of Education on Early Years in Nova Scotia.
Samson was elected to the House of Commons in the 2015 federal election to represent Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook.[4] [5] In December 2019, he was named the parliamentary secretary to the minister of veterans affairs and associate minister of national defence.[6]