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{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|05|19}}
| birth_place = [[St. Lawrence, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. Lawrence]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]], Canada
| residence = [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador]]
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In 2006, Kirby was appointed an assistant professor of post-secondary education studies in the Faculty of Education at [[Memorial University of Newfoundland]]. He was promoted to the position of associate professor in 2011. Prior to joining Memorial University, he worked as a senior advisor on education policy in the [[Government of Ontario|Ontario Public Service]].<ref name="personalwebpage">{{cite web |url=http://www.dalekirby.com |title=Dale Kirby's personal webpage |publisher=www.dalekirby.com |accessdate=January 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426091528/http://www.dalekirby.com/ |archive-date=April 26, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Kirby is a professor, researcher, and consultant on student access and participation in college and university and in the area of online learning.<ref>
==Politics==
Kirby was first elected in [[2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election|2011]] to represent the electoral district of [[St. John's North (provincial electoral district)|St. John's North]] as a member of the [[Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Plenty of new faces heading to Confederation Building|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/plenty-of-new-faces-heading-to-confederation-building-1.997878|accessdate=26 May 2018|newspaper=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=12 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/ndp-celebrates-historic-gains-1.1117282|title=NDP celebrates historic gains|publisher=[[CBC News]]|date=October 11, 2011|accessdate=May 21, 2019}}</ref> Kirby left the NDP caucus in 2013 after a high-profile, public dispute with NDP leader [[Lorraine Michael]],<ref>{{cite news|title=N.L. NDP Leader Lorraine Michael facing caucus revolt|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/n-l-ndp-leader-lorraine-michael-facing-caucus-revolt-1.2129212|access-date=21 October 2013|newspaper=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|date=21 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Michael calls for 2014 leadership review|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/michael-calls-for-2014-leadership-review-1.2252812|access-date=26 October 2013|newspaper=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|date=26 October 2013}}</ref><ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/kirby-mitchelmore-quit-ndp-caucus-after-leadership-row-1.2286469 "Kirby, Mitchelmore quit NDP caucus after leadership row"]. [[CBC News]], October 29, 2013.</ref> and later joined the [[Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party]].<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/dale-kirby-and-christopher-mitchelmore-join-liberals-1.2522282 "Dale Kirby and Christopher Mitchelmore join Liberals"]. [[CBC News]] Newfoundland and Labrador, February 4, 2014.</ref> He was reelected in the [[2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election|2015 provincial election]] as a Liberal in the new district of [[Mount Scio]].<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/8-notable-liberals-uncontested-in-provincial-election-race-1.3122782 "8 notable Liberals uncontested in provincial election race"]. [[CBC News]] Newfoundland and Labrador, June 22, 2015.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/ndp-leader-earle-mccurdy-loses-to-siobhan-coady-1.3344549|title=NDP Leader Earle McCurdy loses to Siobhan Coady|publisher=[[CBC News]]|date=30 November 2015|accessdate=2 December 2015}}</ref>
Kirby was sworn at Government House as Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development by Lieutenant Governor [[Frank Fagan]] on December 14, 2015.<ref>
On April 30, 2018 Kirby
==Electoral history==
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