George H. LeBlanc | |
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Mayor of Moncton, New Brunswick | |
In office May 26, 2008 –May 2016 | |
Preceded by | Lorne Mitton |
Succeeded by | Dawn Arnold |
Personal details | |
Political party | Liberal |
Children | two |
Profession | lawyer,Cox &Palmer [1] |
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On January 27,2015,Leblanc announced his candidacy for the federal Liberal nomination in Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe for the 2015 federal election. [4] On March 28,LeBlanc was defeated for the nomination by Ginette Petitpas Taylor. [5] On January 4,2016,LeBlanc announced he would not re-offer in the 2016 municipal election. [6]
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