Peter L. McCreath, PC (born July 5, 1943) is former chairman of the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation, President of PMC Communications Inc. and a former Canadian politician.
He succeeded longtime MP Lloyd Crouse, who retired after thirty-one years in the House.
[1] However, McCreath's cabinet career was short-lived as both he and the Campbell government were defeated in the subsequent 1993 general election.
[2] Following his defeat, McCreath turned to business, entering the field of public affairs, communications and government relations.
He is a co-author of the history textbooks Discovering Canada and Canadian History: Voices and Vision; a biography, The Life & Times of Alexander Keith, Nova Scotia's Brewmaster (2001), A History of Early Nova Scotia (1982 with John G. Leefe), The People's Choice (1995, about his time as an MP), Exquisite Destinations: Adventures of a Maritimer in Lesser-Known Places (2018), From Columbus to Louisbourg: The Colonial Evolution of Atlantic Canada and New England (2020), and Le Loutre: Acadia's Warrior Priest (2021).