About Darren

Born in Dartmouth, Darren Fisher grew up helping out in his Grandmother’s store, Fisher’s Stationary. Watching his Grandmother, Gloria Fisher, a trailblazing local woman entrepreneur, helped shape his love for supporting local small businesses. From a young age, Darren learned the importance of volunteering and being actively involved in his community.

Darren is known for his support of local small businesses, clean technology, Canada’s natural spaces and protected areas, healthy active living, and his strong advocacy for National Universal Pharmacare.

Before entering federal politics, Darren was a small business owner and active community volunteer. In 2009, he was elected to Halifax Regional Council and re-elected in 2012. Darren was also elected by his peers to represent them as Deputy Mayor in 2014.

Darren was elected as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Dartmouth-Cole Harbour in 2015 and re-elected in 2019 and again in 2021. Darren is the vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, and a member of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians. He is an active Executive Member of the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association.

Darren has served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, the Minister of Seniors, the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), and to the Minister of Health.

He previously served as a member of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, the Standing Committee on National Defence, and the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying.

Darren sponsored two Bills in the House of Commons in his first term – both becoming law in Canada.

Darren’s Private Member’s Bill, The National Strategy for Safe and Environmentally Sound Disposal of Lamps Containing Mercury Act (known as #BrightIdea) received Royal Assent in June of 2017. Darren was proud to sponsor Dartmouth Senator Jane Cordy’s Senate Public Bill, An Act Respecting National Sickle Cell Awareness Day, which has also received Royal Assent.

Darren lives in Dartmouth with his wife Anne, their two children, Bruen and Ava, and their Wheaten Terrier named Tobey.