Eric MacKenzie (born 1938) is an educator and former political figure in

New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...

, Canada. He represented

Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was first created in the 2006 redrawing of electoral districts and was first used in the general election later that yea ...

in the

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick A legislature is an deliberative assembly, assembly with the authority to make laws for a Polity, political entity such as a Sovereign state, country or city. They are often contrasted with the Executive (government), executive and Judiciary, ...

from 1999 to 2003 as a Progressive Conservative member. He was born in

Moncton Moncton (; ) is the most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the The Maritimes, Maritime Provinces. The ...

, the son of Daniel MacKenzie. After graduating from high school, he served in the Canadian Navy. He went on to study at the

University of New Brunswick The University of New Brunswick (UNB) is a public university with two primary campuses in Fredericton and Saint John, New Brunswick. It is the oldest English-language university in Canada, and among the oldest public universities in North Americ ...

and St. Thomas University. He was a math teacher in

Fredericton Fredericton (; ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River, which flows west to east as it bisects the city. The river is the do ...

, also teaching in Bagotville, Quebec and

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. MacKenzie was defeated when he ran for reelection in 2003. He later served on the executive committee of the

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. In 2007, he was named to the board of directors for the New Brunswick Capital Commission.Provincial Capital Commission board of directors named, Government of New Brunswick
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(pdf) 1938 births Living people Politicians from Moncton Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick MLAs 21st-century Canadian politicians {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub