Kevin Murphy (Canadian politician)

Kevin Scott Murphy (born 1970 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia) 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 represented the electoral district of Eastern Shore from 2013 to 2021. On October 24, 2013, Murphy was elected Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia.

The Honourable
Kevin S. Murphy
Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia
In office
October 24, 2013  July 17, 2021
PremierStephen McNeil
Lieutenant GovernorJohn J. Grant
Arthur J. LeBlanc
Preceded byGordie Gosse
Succeeded byKeith Bain
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Eastern Shore
In office
October 8, 2013  July 17, 2021
Preceded bySid Prest
Succeeded byKent Smith
Personal details
Born1970
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Political partyLiberal
OccupationPublisher

Murphy owns Shop the Shore, a community and business publication. He was paralyzed during a hockey game when he was 14 years old and became a paraplegic as a result.

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