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Government House Leader (New Brunswick)
The Government House Leader for the Province of New Brunswick, Canada is the provincial cabinet minister responsible for planning and managing the government's legislative program in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. The position is not legally entitled to cabinet standing on its own, so all Government House Leaders must simultaneously hold another portfolio (or be specifically designated as a Minister without Portfolio). The current Government House Leader in New Brunswick is ick Doucet (New Brunswick politician) List of recent government house leaders * Mike Murphy 2007–present * Stuart Jamieson 2006–2007 * Bev Harrison 2006 * Brad Green 1999–2006 * Greg Byrne 1998–1999 * Doug Tyler 1997–1998 * Ray Frenette 1987–1997 * Malcolm MacLeod ?–1987 See also *Government House Leader for the equivalent position in the federal House of Commons *House Leader References Government of New Brunswick, list of Department Ministers 1944-2006(PDF file) {{NewBrunswick- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Brunswick
New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and French as its official languages. New Brunswick is bordered by Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the northeast, the Bay of Fundy to the southeast, and the U.S. state of Maine to the west. New Brunswick is about 83% forested and its northern half is occupied by the Appalachians. The province's climate is continental with snowy winters and temperate summers. New Brunswick has a surface area of and 775,610 inhabitants (2021 census). Atypically for Canada, only about half of the population lives in urban areas. New Brunswick's largest cities are Moncton and Saint John, while its capital is Fredericton. In 1969, New Brunswick passed the Official Languages Act which began recognizing French as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Tyler
Doug Tyler is a political figure in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. Tyler was a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from the 1987 election until his defeat in the 1999 election. He served in the cabinet from 1991 to 1999 overseeing various ministries, including a stint as Deputy Premier under Camille Thériault's leadership. Tyler was campaign manager for Paul Duffie's unsuccessful bid for the New Brunswick Liberal Party leadership, campaign manager for the New Brunswick Liberals in the 2003 election, co-chair for the Liberal Party of Canada's campaign in New Brunswick in the 2004 federal election and co-campaign manager for the New Brunswick Liberals in the 2006 provincial election. From 2004 to 2006 he served as chief of staff to New Brunswick MP Andy Scott in his role as Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs. On September 20, 2006, Premier-designate of New Brunswick Shawn Graham appointed Tyler to chair his transition team. In his first pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of New Brunswick
The Government of New Brunswick (french: Gouvernement du Nouveau-Brunswick) refers to the provincial government of the province of New Brunswick. Its powers and structure are set out in the Constitution Act, 1867. The Provinces and territories of Canada, Province of New Brunswick is now governed by a unicameral legislature, the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, which operates in the Westminster system of government minus the bicamerality. The political party that, either by itself or in combination with another party supporting them, wins the largest number of seats in the legislature normally forms the government with the party's leader becoming Premier of New Brunswick, premier of the province, i.e., the Head of government, head of the government. Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick The functions of the Sovereign, Charles III, King Charles III, Monarchy in Canada, King of Canada, are known in New Brunswick as the Monarchy in New Brunswick, King in Right of New Brunswick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Leader
{{Politics of Canada In Canada, each political party with representation in the House of Commons has a House Leader who is a front bench Member of Parliament (MP) and an expert in parliamentary procedure. The same representation is found in the provincial and territorial legislatures. The House Leader is in charge of the party's day-to-day business in the House of Commons of Canada (or provincial or territorial legislatures), and usually conducts negotiations with other parties on the conduct of bills and debates. They also argue Points of Order before the Speaker of the House. The "House Leader" is not the same as the party leader, but is the leader's senior deputy for House business in Opposition parties, including the Official Opposition. The Government House Leader is a senior Cabinet minister who navigates the government's business in the House. This system is replicated in the various provincial legislatures. The position of House Leader is especially important during perio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Commons Of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body whose members are known as members of Parliament (MPs). There have been 338 MPs since the most recent electoral district redistribution for the 2015 federal election, which saw the addition of 30 seats. Members are elected by simple plurality ("first-past-the-post" system) in each of the country's electoral districts, which are colloquially known as ''ridings''. MPs may hold office until Parliament is dissolved and serve for constitutionally limited terms of up to five years after an election. Historically, however, terms have ended before their expiry and the sitting government has typically dissolved parliament within four years of an election according to a long-standing convention. In any case, an ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leader Of The Government In The House Of Commons (Canada)
The leader of the government in the House of Commons (), more commonly known as the government house leader, is the Cabinet minister responsible for planning and managing the government's legislative program in the House of Commons of Canada. Despite the name of the position it does not refer to the prime minister of Canada, who is the head of government. History From 1867 until World War II, prime ministers took upon themselves the responsibilities of being leader of the government in the House of Commons, organizing and coordinating House of Commons business with the other parties. The expansion of government responsibilities during the war led to Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King deciding to delegate the House leadership to one of his ministers. In 1946, the position of government house leader was formally recognized. In 1968, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau designated the government house leader as president of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada. Under Prime Min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm MacLeod (politician)
Malcolm Noble "Mac" MacLeod (born February 8, 1928) was a Canadian politician. Born in Moncton, New Brunswick, he served as a longtime member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick representing the electoral district of Albert from 1970 to his defeat in 1987 when his Progressive Conservatives lost every seat in the legislature. He was the second longest serving Minister of Agriculture in New Brunswick, serving as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development from 1974 to 1985. He served as Minister of Natural Resources and Energy from 1985 until the defeat of his government in 1987. Following the election he served as interim leader of the PC Party until the election of Barbara Baird Barbara Lilian Baird, , (born October 1, 1952) also known as Barbara Baird-Filliter, was the first female leader of the Progressive Conservative Party in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, serving from 1989 to 1991. She led the party durin ... in 1989. References Progress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Frenette
Joseph Raymond Frenette (April 16, 1935 – July 13, 2018) was a Canadian politician in New Brunswick. He was a Liberal Party of New Brunswick, Liberal representative for the riding of Moncton East in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1974 New Brunswick general election, 1974 until 1998 when he retired after a short term as the 28th premier of New Brunswick. The son of Berthilde Pitre and Samuel Frenette, before his election to the legislature, he was a Councillor for the village of Lewisville, New Brunswick, Lewisville and, after Lewisville was amalgamated with the city of Moncton, he was a Moncton City Council, Moncton city Councillor. He twice ran for leader of the Liberal Party of New Brunswick, New Brunswick Liberals. He lost in 1982 to Doug Young (politician), Doug Young, and in 1985 to Frank McKenna. He served as interim leader (Canada), interim leader of the party from 1983 to 1985 and again from October 1997 to May 1998, also serving as Premier of New Bruns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Byrne
Greg Byrne, K.C. (born April 14, 1960, in Harvey, New Brunswick) is a lawyer and former MLA in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. Byrne was educated at Fredericton High School, Saint Thomas University (where he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1984) and the University of New Brunswick (where he received a Bachelor of Laws in 1987). A Liberal, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 1995 provincial election. He joined the cabinet of Frank McKenna in 1997 as Minister responsible for Mines and Energy. He resigned from cabinet in 1998 in order to run in the leadership convention to replace McKenna who had resigned later in 1997. Byrne finished second to Camille Thériault at the convention. Thériault named Byrne to his cabinet in the roles of Minister of Justice and Attorney General of New Brunswick, and Government House Leader. A member of the Provincial Cabinet’s Board of Management and Priorities & Planning committees, he also sat on the Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabinet Minister
A minister is a politician who heads a ministry, making and implementing decisions on policies in conjunction with the other ministers. In some jurisdictions the head of government is also a minister and is designated the ‘prime minister’, ‘premier’, ‘chief minister’, ‘chancellor’ or other title. In Commonwealth realm jurisdictions which use the Westminster system of government, ministers are usually required to be members of one of the houses of Parliament or legislature, and are usually from the political party that controls a majority in the lower house of the legislature. In other jurisdictions—such as Belgium, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Slovenia, and Nigeria—the holder of a cabinet-level post or other government official is not permitted to be a member of the legislature. Depending on the administrative arrangements in each jurisdiction, ministers are usually heads of a government department and members of the government's ministry, cabinet and pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Green (politician)
Bradley V. Green, (born January 29, 1965 in Fredericton, New Brunswick) is a Canadian lawyer, judge and a former politician in the Province of New Brunswick. The son of Vernon Green, Green studied at the University of New Brunswick, earning an honours degree in Political science and a law degree. He was admitted to Bar of New Brunswick in 1991. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in a 1998 by-election and was re-elected in 1999 and 2003. He represented the electoral district of Fredericton South and was a member of the cabinet from 1999 to 2006. His career in the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly ended when he lost his seat in 2006 to Liberal MLA, Rick Miles. In May 2008, he was appointed a Judge of the Court of Queen's Bench for the judicial district of Saint John. Green was named to the Court of Appeal of New Brunswick The Court of Appeal of New Brunswick (french: Cour d'appel du Nouveau-Brunswick) (frequently referred to as New Brunswick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bev Harrison
Beverly John "Bev" Harrison (born May 10, 1942) is a former teacher and New Brunswick politician. Early life The son of William and Jean Harrison, Harrison received bachelor degrees in Arts and Education from the University of New Brunswick. Political career Harrison was first elected to the legislature in 1978 to represent Saint John-Fundy and was re-elected in 1982. In 1985, he, and two other Saint John-area MLAs, undertook a caucus revolt calling for the resignation of Premier Richard Hatfield. Hatfield made some concessions to them and they were re-integrated to caucus. Harrison was defeated in the 1987 election which saw the Opposition Liberals sweep every seat in the province. Harrison was again defeated in Saint John-Fundy in the 1991 election. He did not contest the 1995 election. Return to teaching From 1987 to 1997, in private life, Harrison returned to teaching, becoming principal of Saint John High School. He retired from teaching in 1997. Re-election In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
