Gene Devereux is a former
politician
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in the
province
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of
New Brunswick
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, Canada. He was elected to the
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
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in
1995
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and defeated in a bid for re-election in
1999
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.
He represented the
electoral district
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of
Moncton North
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[ and served as ]minister of the environment
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. He was the Liberal
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** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
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candidate for Moncton West
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It was created in 1973 out of the multi-member district of ...
in the 2006 election, but was defeated by 304 votes.
References
Living people
Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick
New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs
Year of birth missing (living people)
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