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, that oversees matters related to

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and energy development. It is responsible for management of the Province's forests including timber utilization; trail management; insect and disease protection including

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and

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; fire protection; management of the fish and wildlife resources and the issuing of hunting and angling licenses; management of mineral and hydrocarbon resources and associated support services including oil and natural gas development and production; geological surveys; management of Crown lands, including natural areas; oversight and development of the energy sector; and overseeing the delivery of the

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wood harvesting program.

History

The department, or a minister responsible for this area, has existed in one form or another since 1793. The Cabinet Minister responsible for the department was originally known as the Surveyor-General and later as Minister of Lands and Mines, Minister of Natural Resources, and also Minister of Natural Resources and Energy. In 2016 cabinet shuffle by then premier Brian Gallant, the department changed its name from the Department of Natural Resources to the Department of Energy and Resource Development. After the election of premier Blaine Higgs in the

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, the department was further renamed to the Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development.

Ministers

{, class="wikitable" , - !# !Minister !Term , - , 1. , John Saunders , May 3, 1793 – October 19, 1824 , - , 2. ,

Thomas Baillie Thomas Baillie may refer to: *Thomas Baillie (British Army officer) (1796–1863), lieutenant in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers and New Brunswick politician *Thomas Baillie (cricketer) (1868–1934), South African cricketer *Thomas Baillie (Royal Navy o ...

, October 19, 1824 – September 1851 , - , 3. ,

Robert Duncan Wilmot Robert Duncan Wilmot, (16 October 1809 – 13 February 1891) was a Canadian politician and a Father of Confederation. Early life and family Wilmot was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick on 16 October 1809. He was the son of John McNeil an ...

, September 1851 – November 1, 1854 , - , 4. , John Montgomery , July 29, 1856 – June 9, 1857 , - , 5. , James Brown , June 1, 1857 – July 26, 1861 , - , 6. , John McMillan , July 26, 1861 – April 5, 1865 , - , 7. ,

Bliss Botsford Bliss Botsford (November 26, 1813 – April 5, 1890) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Westmorland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1851 to 1854, from 1 ...

, April 5, 1865 – April 14, 1866 , - , 8. ,

Charles Connell Charles Connell (1810 – June 28, 1873) was a Canadian politician, now remembered mainly for placing his image on a 5-cent postage stamp. Born in Northampton in the then-British colony of New Brunswick to a family of Loyalists who had fled ...

, July 10, 1866 – July 17, 1867 , - , 9. , Richard Sutton , July 17, 1867 – February 13, 1869 , - , 10. , William P. Flewelling , February 13, 1869 – October 1870 , - , 11. , William Lindsay , October 1870 – February 22, 1871 , - , 12. , Benjamin R. Stephenson , February 22, 1871 -July 6, 1878 , - , 13. , Michael Adams , July 13, 1878 – February 26, 1883 , - , 14. , James Mitchell , March 3, 1883 – February 3, 1890 , - , 15. , L. J. Tweedie , February 3, 1890 – July 17, 1896 , - , 16. , Albert T. Dunn , July 17, 1896 – March 28, 1904 , - , 17. , L. J. Tweedie (acting) , March 1904 – ? , - , 18. ,

Francis J. Sweeney Francis Jeremiah Sweeney (April 21, 1862 – March 2, 1921) was a lawyer and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Westmorland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a Liberal Par ...

, 1904 – 1908? , - , 19. ,

W.C.H. Grimmer Ward Chipman Hazen Grimmer (October 31, 1858 – October 3, 1945) was a lawyer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Charlotte County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1903 to 1917. Biography He ...

, March 24, 1908 – October 16, 1911 , - , 20. , James K. Flemming , October 16, 1911 – December 6, 1914 , - , 21. , James A. Murray , ? , - , 22. , George J. Clarke , December 17, 1914 – February 1, 1917 , - , 23. , Arthur R. Slipp , February 2, 1917 – April 1, 1917 , - , 24. , Ernest A. Smith , April 4, 1917 – September 14, 1920 , - , 25. , Clifford W. Robinson , October 1, 1920 – 1923 , - , 26. , Judson E. Hetherington , ? , - , 27. , Peter J. Veniot , May 6, 1924 – ? , - , 28. , A. Allison Dysart , July 10, 1925 – September 14, 1925 , - , 29. , Charles D. Richards , September 14, 1925 – May 18, 1931 , - , 30. , L. P. D. Tilley , June 1, 1933 – July 16, 1935 , - , 31. , Frederick W. Pirie , July 16, 1935 – April 18, 1945 , - , 32. , John B. McNair , ? , - , 33. , Richard J. Gill , May 1946 – October 8, 1952 , - , 34. , Norman B. Buchanan , October 8, 1952 – July 12, 1960 , - , 35. ,

Graham Crocker Howard Graham Crocker (October 4, 1912 – November 8, 1984) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a coun ...

, July 12, 1960 – May 13, 1965 , - , 36. , Daniel A. Riley , May 13, 1965 – January 26, 1966 , - , 37. , William R. Duffie , March 21, 1966 – November 12, 1970 , - , 38. ,

Wilfred Bishop Wilfred Bishop (1917 – March 1, 2004) was a Canadian politician,"MLA served 35 years in N.B. Legislature". ''The Globe and Mail'', March 4, 2004. who was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1952 ...

, November 12, 1970 – July 18, 1972 , - , 39. , A. Edison Stairs , July 18, 1972 – December 3, 1974 , - , 40. ,

Roland Boudreau Roland C. Boudreau (October 19, 1935 – June 14, 2019) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country ...

, December 3, 1974 – November 21, 1978 , - , 41. , J. W. "Bud" Bird , November 21, 1978 – June 10, 1982 , - , 42. ,

Edwin G. Allen Edwin Gerald Allen (March 8, 1920 – January 10, 2001) was a New Brunswick politician. He was born in Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1978 New Brunswick general election, 1978 to 1987 New Brunswick gener ...

, June 10, 1982 – October 30, 1982 , - , 43. ,

Gerald Merrithew Gerald Stairs "Gerry" Merrithew (September 23, 1931 – September 5, 2004), born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, was an educator, provincial and federal politician, and statesman. Merrithew graduated from the New Brunswick Teachers' Col ...

, October 30, 1982 – August 3, 1984 , - , 44. , Malcolm MacLeod , February 13, 1985 – October 27, 1987 , - !colspan=4, , - , 45. , Morris V. Green , October 27, 1987 – August 31, 1991 , under

Frank McKenna Francis Joseph McKenna (born January 19, 1948) is a Canadian businessman and former politician and diplomat. He is currently Deputy Chairman of the Toronto-Dominion Bank. He served as Canadian Ambassador to the United States from 2005 to 2006 ...

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Alan R. Graham Alan Robert Graham (born June 20, 1942) is a retired Canadians, Canadian politician in the Province of New Brunswick and he is the father of Shawn Graham, who was Premier of New Brunswick from 2006 to 2010. Family history Alan Graham is a son of ...

, August 31, 1991 – May 14, 1998 , under

Ray Frenette Joseph Raymond Frenette (April 16, 1935 – July 13, 2018) was a Canadian politician in New Brunswick. He was a Liberal representative for the riding of Moncton East in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1974 until 1998 when he reti ...

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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 19 ...

, May 14, 1998 – June 21, 1999 , under Camille Theriault , - , 48. ,

Jeannot Volpé Jeannot Volpé (born June 28, 1950) is a Canadian politician in the Province of New Brunswick. Born in Saint-Jacques, New Brunswick, Volpé graduated from the University of Moncton in 1973 with a Bachelor of Physical Education degree and tau ...

, June 21, 1999 – June 27, 2003 , under Bernard Lord , - , 49. , Keith Ashfield , June 27, 2003 – September 18, 2006 , under Bernard Lord , - !colspan=4, , - , 50. ,

Donald Arseneault Donald Arseneault (born in Dalhousie, New Brunswick) is a New Brunswick politician. He is the former Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for the riding of Dalhousie-Restigouche East. At the time one of the youngest mem ...

, September 18, 2006 – November 12, 2008 , under

Shawn Graham Shawn Michael Graham (born February 22, 1968) is a Canadian politician, who served as the 31st premier of New Brunswick from 2006 to 2010. He was elected leader of the New Brunswick Liberal Party in 2002 and became premier after his party captur ...

, - , 51. , R. Wallis (Wally) Stiles , November 12, 2008 – October 12, 2010 , under

, - , 52. , Bruce Northrup , October 12, 2010 – September 23, 2013 , under

David Alward David Nathan Alward (born December 2, 1959) is a Canadian politician, who served as the 32nd premier of New Brunswick, 2010 to 2014. Alward has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick since 1999 and has been the leader of the P ...

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Paul Robichaud Paul Robichaud (born May 6, 1964 in Tracadie, New Brunswick) is a politician in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. He studied at the Shippagan, New Brunswick campus of the University of Moncton. A member of the Progressive Conservative Par ...

, September 23, 2013 - October 7, 2014 , under

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Denis Landry Denis Landry (born November 13, 1957) is the Mayor-elect of Hautes-Terre and a former MLA and Leader of the Opposition in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in 1995 and re-elected ...

, October 7, 2014 – June 6, 2016 , under Brian Gallant , - !colspan=4, , - , 54. ,

Rick Doucet Richard Michael Doucet (born in Sussex, New Brunswick) is a New Brunswick businessman and politician who has represented since 2003 the riding of Fundy-The Isles-Saint John West in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. Family Doucet li ...

, June 6, 2016 - November 9, 2018 , under Brian Gallant , - !colspan=4, {{center, Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development , - , 55. , Mike Holland , November 9, 2018 - present , under Blaine Higgs

References

Governmenmt of New Brunswick – Department of Natural Resources

Government of New Brunswick, list of Department Ministers 1944–2006
(PDF file)
Governmenmt of New Brunswick – Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick MLA Bios - 58th Legislature

Energy and Resource Development Environmental organizations based in New Brunswick

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