David Charles Dingwall was born on June 29,1952 and is a Canadian administrator, former Canadian Cabinet minister and civil servant.
13 Facts About David Dingwall
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David Dingwall was re-elected in three subsequent elections, and served as Opposition House Leader from 1991 to 1993.
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David Dingwall served on several cabinet committees, including the Treasury Board and Economic Development.
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In 1996, David Dingwall convinced the then prime minister of Canada to host the G7 Summit in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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In 1997, David Dingwall passed the Tobacco Control Act, which at the time was the toughest tobacco legislation in the world.
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David Dingwall was honoured by the Canadian Cancer Society and the World Health Organization.
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David Dingwall ran for re-election in 1997 in the newly created riding of Bras d'Or, losing by over 1,000 votes to Michelle Dockrill of the NDP.
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David Dingwall served as president of Wallding International, a government relations firm and served on several corporate board of directors, including, Rogers Sugar Income Fund, MD Life, advisory board, State Street Global Advisors Inc.
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David Dingwall's leadership led that organization to increase profitability and posting its first surplus in several years.
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On leaving the Royal Canadian Mint, David Dingwall called for an independent audit which was completed by PricewaterhouseCoopers who found "the expenses fell within the guidelines".
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David Dingwall is a member of the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society and Law Society of Upper Canada.
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David Dingwall was associated with the law firm of Sampson McDougall in Sydney, Nova Scotia, and now he is counsel to the law firm of Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP.
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On January 31,2018, David Dingwall was appointed president and vice-chancellor of Cape Breton University by the university's board of governors.