Paul Prosper
{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
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| honorific-prefix = The Honourable
| office = Canadian Senator
from Nova Scotia
| term_start = July 6, 2023
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| nominator = Justin Trudeau
| appointed = Mary Simon
| predecessor = Tom McInnis
| alma_mater = Cape Breton University
Dalhousie Law School
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|11|04}}[https://www.saltwire.com/cape-breton/news/newly-elected-afn-regional-chief-says-appoinment-bittersweet-493936/ Newly elected AFN regional chief says appointment bittersweet] Saltwire
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| party = Canadian Senators Group
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Paul James Prosper[https://www.cbu.ca/indigenous-affairs/mikmaq-resource-centre/mikmaw-book-of-days/march/ March] Cape Breton University[https://www.afn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2020_Annual_Update_ENG.pdf 2020 Annual Update] Assembly of First Nations (born November 4, 1965) is a Canadian politician who has served as a senator from Nova Scotia since July 2023.
Early life and education
Prosper grew up in Paqꞌtnkek First Nation, Nova Scotia. In 1992, he graduated from Cape Breton University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree and in 1994, he graduated from Dalhousie University with a Bachelor of Laws.[https://www.cbu.ca/newsroom/articles/three-cbu-alumni-among-the-first-lnu-to-graduate-from-law-school/ Three CBU Alumni Among the First L’nu to Graduate from Law School] Cape Breton University
Career
After graduation, Prosper worked in different capacities in the Maritime region providing Mi'kmaq legal support and treaty rights.
From 2013 to 2020, Prosper served as Chief of the Paqꞌtnkek First Nation. In September 2020, Prosper was elected Regional Chief of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland with the Assembly of First Nations.
On July 6, 2023, he was summoned to the Senate of Canada by Governor General Mary Simon, on the advice of prime minister Justin Trudeau.{{cite web|title=The Prime Minister announces the appointment of two senators|url=https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/backgrounders/2023/07/06/paul-prosper|publisher=Canadian Government|date=July 6, 2023|accessdate=July 7, 2023}}
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Category:Canadian senators from Nova Scotia
Category:Independent Canadian senators
Category:Canadian Senators Group
Category:Canadian Mi'kmaq people
Category:Paqꞌtnkek First Nation
Category:21st-century members of the Senate of Canada
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