Art Donahoe

Arthur R. Donahoe KC (born April 7, 1940) is a former lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax Citadel in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1993 as a Progressive Conservative member.

Arthur R. Donahoe KC
4th Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
In office 1993–2001
Preceded by	David Tonkin
Succeeded by	Denis Marshall
Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
In office 1981–1991
Preceded by	Ron Russell
Succeeded by	Ron Russell
MLA for Halifax Citadel
In office 1978–1993
Preceded by	Ron Wallace
Succeeded by	Terry Donahoe
Personal details
Born	(1940-04-07) April 7, 1940 (age 85) Halifax, Nova Scotia
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Occupation	lawyer

He was born in Halifax, the son of Richard Donahoe and Mary Eileen Boyd, and was educated at Saint Mary's University and Dalhousie Law School. He was admitted to the Nova Scotia bar in 1966.^[1]

In 1972, Donahoe married Carolyn MacCormack. He served as Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1981 to 1991. Donahoe was named Queen's Counsel in 1982. He was president of the Nova Scotia branch of the Canadian Bar Association and of the Nova Scotia Medical Legal Society. In 1993, he was named Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association,^[1] serving in that post until 2002. His brother, Terry, also served in the provincial assembly.