Bernard R. LeBlanc (born 1949) is a

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in the

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, Canada. He was elected to the

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in the 2006 election as the

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MLA for the new district of

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. He was appointed to

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on November 12, 2008. On February 11, 2010, LeBlanc resigned from cabinet, amid allegations that an email he sent violated the privacy rights of a Fredericton-area woman by revealing private information about her."N.B. justice minister resigns over privacy issue"

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, February 11, 2010. Retrieved April 20, 2014.

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Living people Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs Acadian people 1949 births 21st-century Canadian politicians {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub