Shawn Michael Graham is a Canadian politician,who served as the 31st premier of New Brunswick from 2006 to 2010. He was elected leader of the New Brunswick Liberal Party in 2002 and became premier after his party captured a majority of seats in the 2006 election. After being elected,Graham initiated a number of changes to provincial policy especially in the areas of health care,education and energy. His party was defeated in the New Brunswick provincial election held September 27,2010,and Graham resigned as Liberal leader on November 9,2010.
The New Brunswick Liberal Association,more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick,is one of the two major provincial political parties in New Brunswick,Canada. The party descended from both the Confederation Party and the Anti-Confederation Party whose members split into left-wing and right-wing groups following the creation of Canada as a nation in 1867.
The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a centre-right,conservative political party in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The party has its origins in the pre-Canadian confederation Conservative Party that opposed the granting of responsible government to the colony. It has historically followed the Red Tory tradition. The Progressive Conservative Party currently leads the provincial government since 2018 under Premier Blaine Higgs.
Harold Gilleshammer is a Canadian judge and former politician in Manitoba,Canada. He was a member of the Manitoba legislature from 1988 to 2003,and a Cabinet Minister in the government of Progressive Conservative Premier Gary Filmon from 1990 to 1999.
James Erwin Downey is a politician in Manitoba,Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1977 to 1999,and served as a cabinet minister in the Progressive Conservative governments of Sterling Lyon and Gary Filmon.
The 2006 New Brunswick general election was held on September 18,2006,to elect 55 members to the 56th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly,the governing house of the province of New Brunswick,Canada.
Brenda Olive Fowlie is a journalist and politician in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. She was formerly a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and a member of the cabinet.
Antoon J. "Tony" Huntjens is a former teacher and New Brunswick politician. A resident of St. Stephen,New Brunswick,where he taught High School for thirty-three years,he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for the riding of Western Charlotte.
Michael "Tanker" Malley is a Canadian former politician in New Brunswick,Canada. He represented the riding of Miramichi-Bay du Vin in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1999 to 2006 and served as Speaker of the Assembly for part of 2006.
Ralph Bruce Fitch is a Canadian politician,He represents Riverview in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick.
Trevor Arthur Holder is a New Brunswick politician. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick representing the electoral district of Portland-Simonds and a government MLA,additionally he is currently the longest serving member of the legislative assembly,unusual as most of the longest serving members in a legislative body tend to be much older.
Greg Byrne,K.C. is a lawyer and former MLA in the province of New Brunswick,Canada.
Peter Mesheau is a politician in New Brunswick,Canada. He represented the electoral district of Tantramar in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1997 to 2006.
Rose-May Poirier is a Canadian politician from New Brunswick. She has been a member of the Senate of Canada since February 28,2010. Previously,she served as member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Rogersville-Kouchibouguac from 1999 to 2010 and municipal councillor in Saint-Louis-de-Kent from 1993 to 1999.
The 2010 New Brunswick general election was held on September 27,2010,to elect 55 members to the 57th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly,the governing house of the province of New Brunswick,Canada. The incumbent Liberal government won 13 seats,while the opposition Progressive Conservatives won a landslide majority of 42 seats in the legislature. As leader of the PC party,David Alward became New Brunswick's 32nd premier.
Kris Austin is the former leader of the People's Alliance of New Brunswick and current member of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick and an MLA in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. On October 13,2022 he was appointed minister of public safety and solicitor-general by Premier Blaine Higgs.
The 2014 New Brunswick general election was held on September 22,2014,to elect 49 members to the 58th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly,the governing house of the province of New Brunswick,Canada.
Carleton North was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick,Canada.
