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Canadian politician

Born (1964-11-04) November 4, 1964 (age 61)^[1]

The Honourable Paul Prosper

Canadian Senator from Nova Scotia
Incumbent
Assumed office July 6, 2023
Nominated by	Justin Trudeau
Appointed by	Mary Simon
Preceded by	Tom McInnis

Personal details
Born	(1964-11-04) November 4, 1964 (age 61)^[1]
Party	Canadian Senators Group
Alma mater	Cape Breton University Dalhousie Law School

Paul James Prosper^[2]^[3] (born November 4, 1965) is a Canadian politician who has served as a senator from Nova Scotia since July 2023.

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.^[4]

Career

After graduation, Prosper worked in different capacities in the Maritime region providing Mi'kmaq legal support and treaty rights.^[4]^[1]

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.^[1]

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.^[5]

References

1 2 3 Newly elected AFN regional chief says appointment bittersweet Saltwire
↑ March Cape Breton University
↑ 2020 Annual Update Assembly of First Nations
1 2 Three CBU Alumni Among the First L’nu to Graduate from Law School Cape Breton University
↑ "The Prime Minister announces the appointment of two senators". Canadian Government. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.

v t e Current members of the Senate of Canada
Presiding officers: Speaker: Raymonde Gagné Speaker pro tempore: René Cormier
AB	■ Fridhandler ■ LaBoucane-Benson ■ Simons ■ Sorensen ■ Tannas ■ K. Wells
BC	■ Busson ■ Dhillon ■ Greenwood ■ Martin ■ Wilson ■ Woo
MB	■ Adler ■ Gagné ■ McCallum ■ McPhedran ■ Osler 1 vacancy
NB	■ Arnold ■ Boudreau ■ Cormier ■ Kingston ■ McNair ■ Poirier ■ Quinn ■ Ringuette ■ Ross 1 vacancy
NL	■ Manning ■ Marshall ■ Petten ■ Ravalia ■ D. Wells ■ White
NS	■ Aucoin ■ Bernard ■ Coyle ■ Cuzner ■ C. Deacon ■ Ince ■ Kutcher ■ MacDonald ■ Prosper ■ Surette
ON	■ Al Zaibak ■ Ataullahjan ■ Black ■ Boehm ■ Boyer ■ Burey ■ Cardozo ■ Clement ■ Dasko ■ M. Deacon ■ Dean ■ Harder ■ Hay ■ McBean ■ Mohamed ■ Moncion ■ Moodie ■ Pate ■ R. Patterson ■ Pupatello ■ Senior ■ Varone ■ Yussuff
PE	■ Downe ■ Francis ■ MacAdam ■ Robinson
QC	■ Audette ■ Brazeau ■ Carignan ■ Dalphond ■ Forest ■ Galvez ■ Gerba ■ Gignac ■ Hébert ■ Henkel ■ Housakos ■ Loffreda ■ Mégie ■ Miville-Dechêne ■ Moreau ■ Oudar ■ Petitclerc ■ Saint-Germain ■ Smith ■ Verner ■ Youance 3 vacancies
SK	■ Arnot ■ Batters ■ Klyne ■ Lewis ■ Muggli ■ Wallin
Territories	NT ■ Anderson NU ■ Karetak-Lindell YT ■ Duncan
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