Diana Whalen
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| Diana Whalen | |
 Diana Whalen, MLA |
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| Preceded by | Mary Anne McGrath |
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| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | accountant |
Diana Whalen BA, MBA is a politician in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She is the MLA for Halifax Clayton Park and the Deputy Leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
She graduated from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA).
In 1990 Whalen moved back to Halifax after living abroad for much of the 1980s. In 1995 she was part of the planning team for the G-7 Summit which took place in Halifax during that summer.
Whalen was a management consultant for 15 years.
In 2000 Whalen was elected to the Regional Council of the Halifax Regional Municipality for District 16: Clayton Park West, Rockingham, Prince's Lodge. She held this position until the summer of 2003 when she was elected to the Provincial Legislature for the riding of Halifax Clayton Park as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. [1] In 2004, Whalen's private members bill for mandatory booster seats was passed by the legislature. [2]
In the 2006 provincial election called by PC Leader Rodney MacDonald, Whalen successfully held her seat and was re-elected, despite a strong campaign by NDP candidate Linda Power. [3]
On January 18th, 2007, Whalen confirmed after much speculation that she would run for the leadership of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. [1] She lost on the second ballot of the leadership to Annapolis MLA Stephen McNeil by 68 votes, despite the support of the two other candidates in the race, Kenzie MacKinnon and Mike Smith. [2] She is currently Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, and the critic for Finance, Immigration, the Insurance Act, Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations and the Advisory Council on the Status of Women. [4]
Whalen is married and has two children.
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Liberal Party of Nova Scotia leadership convention, 2007
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