John B. Ames (born January 2, 1983 in

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) is a

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politician, who was elected to the

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in the 2014 provincial election. He represented

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as a member of the

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, but was voted out by the people of Charlotte-Campobello / Saint Croix in the September 24, 2018 election, being replaced by Greg Thompson. He was appointed to the New Brunswick Cabinet on June 6, 2016 where he took on the portfolios of Tourism, Heritage and Culture. He sat on Her Majesty's Executive Council Office in his capacity as Minister of the Crown, serving on various committees. Prior to his election to the NB Legislature, Ames was a municipal councillor in

St. Stephen Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ''Stéphanos'', meaning "wreath, crown" and by extension "reward, honor, renown, fame", often given as a title rather than as a name; c. 5 – c. 34 AD) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first ...

."New Brunswick community starts to clean up after rain floods their town"
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'', July 28, 2013. He served as deputy mayor from May 2012 to September 2014.

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