Bruce N. Northrup (born 1955 in

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) is a Progressive Conservative politician in the

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, Canada. He was elected to the

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in the 2006 election as the Progressive Conservative MLA for

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. Northrup has acted as official Opposition critic for energy and NB Power issues. He acted the critic for Department of Natural Resources interests and the official Opposition whip. He was re-elected in September 2010, and served as the Minister of Natural Resources, until the 2014 election of the

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, at which time he became the Public Safety critic.

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Living people Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick MLAs 1955 births 21st-century Canadian politicians {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub