Daniel Guitard (born October 1, 1959) is a

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politician who has been serving as the first mayor of

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since 2023. Previously, he was the

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. He was first elected to the

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in the 2014 provincial election. He represented the electoral district of Restigouche-Chaleur as a member of the

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. On October 23, 2018, members of the assembly selected Guitard to serve as

. On October 11, 2022, he announced his resignation due to his plans to run for mayor of the newly-created municipality of

. He would end up being successful. He was previously mayor of

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. He was born in

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Living people New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs People from Restigouche County, New Brunswick 21st-century Canadian politicians 1959 births Mayors of places in New Brunswick Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub