Peter John M. Nicholson (born May 3, 1942) is a Canadian economist, former politician, and science policy expert.
He represented the electoral district of Victoria in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1980, as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
[1] Nicholson was born at Halifax[2] in 1942, the son of former Nova Scotia MLA Peter M.
[3] He attended Dalhousie University and Stanford University and holds Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees.
In 1982, he married Penelope Jane Connolly.