Eugene Gregory Bernard McGinley (July 31, 1935 – July 16, 2019) was a
politician in the
province of
New Brunswick, Canada. He was elected to the
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in a 1972
by-election to represent the
electoral district
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of
Bathurst and was re-elected in
1974
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following which he retired from politics. He was re-elected in
2003
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to represent the district of
Grand Lake.
On February 6, 2007 he was elected
speaker of the legislature defeating
Tony Huntjens
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and
Wally Stiles on the first ballot. He resigned the speakership on October 31, 2007 to accept an appointment to the
cabinet
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as Minister of State for Seniors and Housing. He was left out of cabinet following a November 2008 cabinet shuffle. McGinley did not reoffer in the
2010 election.
McGinley was educated at the
University of New Brunswick and in Texas. He went on to practice law in
Bathurst. McGinley was named
Queen's Counsel in 1985.
References
MLA Bios, Government of New Brunswick
Living people
Lawyers in New Brunswick
Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick
Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs
1935 births
20th-century Canadian politicians
21st-century Canadian politicians
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