Paul Duffie (born June 14, 1951) is a

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former

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and judge in the province of

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. Duffie was born in

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. A graduate of

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with a

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degree and the

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with a

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. He was mayor of Grand Falls from 1986 until his election as MLA in

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. Elected as a

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in the

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landslide, Duffie continued his law practice in addition to his legislative duties. In 1991, he was named to the board of governors for the University of New Brunswick. In

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, Duffie was re-elected as MLA and appointed to be the Minister of Education. He became Minister of Municipalities, Culture & Housing in 1994. Upon being re-elected in

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he became Minister of Justice. Duffie resigned from cabinet in 1997, after considering a run for leader, to spend more time with his family. Duffie co-chaired the leadership campaign of Camille Theriault with

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. Duffie did not seek re-election in the 1999 general election. In 2001, following the resignation of Theriault, Duffie was encouraged to run for leader. His biggest supporters in the small, seven member, Liberal caucus of the day were

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and former

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Sheldon Lee. In early 2002,

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emerged as the clear leader in delegate selection meetings and Duffie dropped out of the race, backing Graham. Though he originally pledged to run in the coming election, he backed fellow Liberal and fellow former Grand Falls mayor

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who was elected on June 9, 2003. Duffie was re-elected mayor of Grand Falls on May 10, 2004, 18 years after he was first elected to the post. In June 2008, he was named a provincial court judge.Former cabinet minister appointed provincial court judge, CBC
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Duffie, Paul 1951 births Living people Ricker College alumni University of New Brunswick alumni Lawyers in New Brunswick New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick Mayors of places in New Brunswick University of New Brunswick Faculty of Law alumni