Kevin McNamara

Kevin McNamara is Deputy Minister of Health and Wellness in Nova Scotia. He was previously Chief Executive Officer of South Shore Health. Throughout his career, Kevin has played a strategic role effecting change in several organizations. As Deputy Minister of Nova Scotia’s Department of Environment and Labour, he served as a member of the government’s executive team, providing advice to the Premier, Cabinet and Ministers. Prior to this, he served as Vice President of Human Resources for the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre in Halifax, where he was a key member of the senior leadership team. Kevin was a key player in the creation of the Cobequid Multi Service Centre, the first free-standing Emergency Health Centre in North America.