Paul C. Dinn is a Canadian politician. He represents the electoral district of Topsail-Paradise in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly, for the Progressive Conservative Party. He was first elected in a by-election in 2019.
Dinn was re-elected in the 2019 and 2021 provincial elections. His brother, Jim, is the leader of the New Democratic Party and MHA for St. John's Centre."There are 3 sets of siblings running in the Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, May 5, 2019. Dinn supported Eugene Manning in the 2023 provincial PC party leadership race.
Before entering provincial politics Dinn was a director within the Department of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour. He was also a town councillor in Paradise.
Dinn was re-elected in the 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election.
On October 29, 2025, Dinn was appointed Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development and Minister of Advance Education and Skills.
On September 17, 2026, Dinn voted to approve the Churchill Falls Definitive Cooperation and Implementation Agreement (DCIA) in the House of Assembly along with the PC caucus.
Electoral record
2017 municipal election Candidate Vote % Allan English 2,765 11.20 Elizabeth Laurie (X) 2,554 10.34 Paul Dinn (X) 2,417 9.79 Deborah Quilty (X) 2,128 8.62 Patrick Martin (X) 1,842 7.46 Sterling Willis (X) 1,807 7.32 Coreen Bennett 1,761 7.13 Kimberley Street 1,568 6.35 Scott Dawe 1,533 6.21 Sheldon Antle 1,517 6.14 Glen Carew 1,238 5.01 Neil Farrell 1,162 4.71 Reggie Lawrence 956 3.87 Jamie Thornhill 591 2.40 Tony Kelly 560 2.27 Anthony Pittman 292 1.18
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