Keith Irving

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = The Honourable

| image =KeithIrvingmla.jpg

| name = Keith Irving

| caption =

| birth_name = Richard Keith Irving

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1958}}[https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/pdfs/people/mlabios.pdf Biographical Directory of MLAs from 1984 to the Present] Nova Scotia Legislature

| birth_place = Moncton, New Brunswick[https://nslegislature.ca/members/profiles/keith-irving/history 62nd General Assembly] Nova Scotia Legislature, retrieved April 5, 2018

| honorific-suffix =ECNS

| assembly = Nova Scotia House of

| constituency_AM = Kings South

| term_start = October 8, 2013

| term_end = October 27, 2024

| predecessor = Ramona Jennex

| successor = Julie Vanexan

| party = Liberal

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| occupation = }}

Keith Irving (born 1958) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, he represents the electoral district of Kings South.[http://www.novanewsnow.com/Elections/2013-10-08/article-3421949/Two-new-MLAs-in-Kings-North,-South%3B-Glavine-holds-Kings-West/1 "Two new MLAs in Kings North, South; Glavine holds Kings West"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031133301/https://www.novanewsnow.com/Elections/2013-10-08/article-3421949/Two-new-MLAs-in-Kings-North,-South;-Glavine-holds-Kings-West/1 |date=2018-10-31 }}. Nova News Now, October 9, 2013. Irving has previously served on Wolfville Town Council and Iqaluit Town Council.{{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/members/profiles/keith-irving|title=MLA biography|date=10 July 2017|publisher=Nova Scotia Legislature|accessdate=April 4, 2018}} Irving is a former architect by trade.

In 2017, Irving was re-elected in Kings South.{{cite web|url=http://www.annapoliscountyspectator.ca/news/regional/keith-irving-re-elected-in-kings-south-1857/|title=Keith Irving re-elected in Kings South|work=Annapolis County Spectator|date=May 30, 2017|accessdate=November 19, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404201804/http://www.annapoliscountyspectator.ca/news/regional/keith-irving-re-elected-in-kings-south-1857/|archivedate=April 4, 2018}}

On February 23, 2021, Irving was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and Chair of Treasury and Policy Board.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/iain-rankin-sworn-in-as-premier-1.5924157|title=Iain Rankin sworn in as Nova Scotia premier, along with 16 cabinet ministers|publisher=CBC News|date=February 23, 2021|access-date=February 28, 2021}} Irving was re-elected in the 2021 election, however the Rankin Liberals lost government becoming the Official Opposition.{{Cite web|url=https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/bad-campaign-leader-who-didn-t-connect-with-voters-led-to-n-s-liberal-loss-experts-1.5552298|title=Bad campaign, leader who didn't connect with voters led to N.S. Liberal loss: Experts|date=18 August 2021}}{{cite web| url = https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/election-campaign-liberals-ndp-pc-1.6144162| title = Progressive Conservatives surge to surprise majority win in Nova Scotia election {{!}} CBC News}}

On July 19, 2024, Irving announced he would not run in the 2024 Nova Scotia general election.{{cite web |last1=Irving |first1=Keith |title=Today, I am announcing after 18 years of service at the municipal and provincial levels, the difficult decision to not re-offer in the next provincial election. |url=https://www.facebook.com/KeithIrvingNS/posts/pfbid0LaZ3BWaBFrS3fUu1YA1rYsFGC7xqcM7RGH5LA8JqV5mB8NRfAkyGxcLLY7vTZbLil |website=Facebook |access-date=9 September 2024 |date=19 July 2024}}

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