Brian Andrew Kenny is a

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in the

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, Canada. He was elected to the

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in the 2003 election and re-elected in

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. Kenny was born in

Bathurst, New Brunswick Bathurst ( 2021 population; UA 12,157 ) is the largest City in Northern New Brunswick, it overlooks the Nepisiguit Bay, part of Chaleur Bay and is at the estuary of the Nepisiguit River. As part of the New Brunswick local governance reform , e ...

, the son of David Kenny. He is a licensed real estate broker. He married Wendy McParland. He represents the

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of Bathurst as a member of the

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. Kenny was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2003 provincial election. He is a member of the Standing Committee on Ombudsman and, as a member of the official opposition, he was the critic for interests relating to the Regional Development Corporation and was also a critic for mines. He was re-elected to the 56th Legislature in the provincial election held September 18, 2006. On February 6, 2007, he was appointed Deputy Speaker of the New Brunswick Legislature. He is the Vice Chair of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, Member of the Select Committee on Wellness, Member of the Standing Committee on Crown Corporations, Standing Committee on Estimates, Standing Committee on Procedure, Standing Committee on Privileges and the Legislative Administration Committee. On November 12, 2008, he was named to the

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as Minister of State for Seniors and Minister responsible for Community Non-profit Organizations. Kenny was appointed Minister of Tourism and Parks May 10, 2010.

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MLA Bio, Government of New Brunswick
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