Joan Margaret Kingston (born January 8, 1955) is a nurse, teacher and former political figure in

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, Canada. She represented New Maryland in the

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as a

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member from 1995 to 1999. She was born in Sussex, New Brunswick, and educated at the

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. She was president of the Nurses Association of New Brunswick and an instructor at the University of New Brunswick. Kingston served in the province's Executive Council as

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and Minister of Labour. She was defeated in the 1999 general election. Kingston is currently employed in the Office of the Premier of New Brunswick.Person Detail
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List of Women MLAs, New Brunswick Legislative Library
1955 births Living people New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick Women MLAs in New Brunswick Women government ministers of Canada {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub