Jean-Paul Savoie (born February 9, 1947) is a social worker and former politician in

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, Canada, who represented

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in the

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as a

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member from 1987 to 1999. He was defeated by Benoit Cyr when he ran for reelection in 1999. He was born in

Kedgwick, New Brunswick Kedgwick is a Canadian incorporated rural community in northern New Brunswick, Canada. On 1 January 2023, Kedgwick annexed a large area including the local service districts of St. Jean Baptiste – Menneval and White's Brook, with parts of two ...

. In 1995, he was named Minister of State responsible for Regional Development Corporation and Northern Development. Savoie is currently mayor of Kedgwick, having been elected in 2001, 2004 and 2008.Quadrennial Elections, Elections New Brunswick

References

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