Dawn Arnold | |
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![]() Arnold in 2018 | |
Canadian Senator from New Brunswick | |
Assumed office March 7, 2025 | |
Nominated by | Justin Trudeau |
Appointed by | Mary Simon |
Mayor of Moncton | |
In office May 2016 –March 7,2025 | |
Preceded by | George LeBlanc |
Succeeded by | Paulette Thériault (acting) |
Member-at-large of the Moncton City Council | |
In office 2012–2016 | |
Chair of the Moncton Frye Festival | |
In office 1999–2016 | |
Personal details | |
Citizenship | Canadian |
Political party | Independent Senators Group |
Spouse | Paul Goobie |
Residence | Moncton |
Signature | ![]() |
Dawn E. Arnold is a Canadian politician,public figure,and community organizer,who served as mayor of Moncton,New Brunswick from 2016 to 2025. She was first elected in the 2016 municipal election. [1] She was the city's first female mayor. [2]
Dawn Arnold was born on April 23,1966 [3] in Mount Brydges,Ontario. [4]
Prior to winning the mayoralty,Arnold served a term on Moncton City Council as a city councillor at large,and was the chair of the city's Frye Festival. [5]
She was re-elected in May 2021,in an election which had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New Brunswick. [6]
On March 7,2025,she was appointed to the Senate of Canada by the Governor General on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. [7] and joined the Independent Senators Group. [8]
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)Originally scheduled for May 2020, municipal campaigns in New Brunswick were postponed one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.