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Dennis King (born c. 1971) is the 33rd and current premier of Prince Edward Island, and current leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island.
Born in Georgetown, Prince Edward Island, King worked in many Prince Edward Island media outlets for years, including the Eastern Graphic, The Guardian and CFCY-FM. In 1997 he started work as a public relations coordinator for the Ministry of Transportation, then became director of communications for the Department of Development and Technology, and finally director of communications and executive assistant to the 30th premier of Prince Edward Island, Pat Binns.
Mr. King is the author of 2 books.
King led his party to win a plurality of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island following the 2019 Prince Edward Island general election and won his seat in the riding of Brackley-Hunter River. His party acquired 12 seats overall. On April 30, 2019, he was invited by Lieutenant-Governor Antoinette Perry to form a minority government and was sworn in as premier on May 9, 2019.