The Honourable Zach Churchill was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as MLA for Yarmouth in a by-election in 2010 and was re-elected in 2013, 2017, and 2021.

Mr. Churchill is currently the Leader of the Official Opposition and Leader of the Liberal Party of Nova Scotia.

He has served as Minister of Health and Wellness, Minister Responsible for Office of Mental Health and Addictions, Minister of Natural Resources, Minister of Municipal Affairs, Minister of Communications Nova Scotia, and Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development.  He was the Minister responsible for implementing Nova Scotia’s pre-primary program, virtual care pilot, and bringing CAR T-cell cancer treatment to Nova Scotians. 

He was a policy analyst and a student organizer.