| James DeWolfe | |
| Birth Date: | 14 May 1949 |
| Birth Place: | New Glasgow, Nova Scotia |
| Office: | MLA for Pictou East |
| Term Start: | 1998 |
| Term End: | 2006 |
| Predecessor: | Wayne Fraser |
| Successor: | Clarrie MacKinnon |
| Party: | Progressive Conservative |
| Relations: | DeWolf family |
James "Jim" DeWolfe (born May 14, 1949) is a former political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Pictou East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 2006 as a Progressive Conservative.[1]
DeWolfe was born in 1949 in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia,[2] the son of William Elliott DeWolfe and Hazel Macdonald. He was educated at St. Francis Xavier University and the Technical University of Nova Scotia.[2] In 1968, he married Diane Breen.[2] He was employed by the Bank of Nova Scotia from 1967 to 1968 and then worked as a cartographer with the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources for 29 years.[3]
DeWolfe entered provincial politics in the 1998 election, defeating Liberal incumbent Wayne Fraser by more than 1500 votes in the Pictou East riding.[4] He was re-elected in the 1999,[5] and 2003 elections.[6] On May 1, 2006, DeWolfe announced he was leaving politics and would not reoffer in the 2006 election.[7]