R. Laird Stirling (August 22, 1938 – March 2, 2020) was a Canadian politician and minister.
He represented the electoral district of Dartmouth North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1988.
[2] Stirling entered provincial politics in the 1978 election, defeating Liberal cabinet minister Glen Bagnell by over 1,600 votes in Dartmouth North.
[3] In June 1979, Stirling was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Social Services.
[10][11] He was defeated when he ran for re-election in 1988, losing to Liberal Sandy Jolly by 121 votes.