Serge Rousselle is a

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politician, who was elected to the

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in the 2014 provincial election. He represented the electoral district of

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as a member of the Liberal Party until 2018, when he did not run for reelection and was succeeded by his former constituency assistant

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as Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, and Attorney General. He holds undergraduate degrees in political science and law from the University of Ottawa as well as a Master of Law from the

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and a Doctor of Law from

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. After being abroad for his studies, he returned to Tracadie, New Brunswick, and was a professor at the

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law faculty from 1992 to 2014. He served as dean from 2000 to 2004. Rousselle has also held various positions in organizations at the provincial, federal, and international level. Among other positions, he was head of the Bureau des Amériques of the

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, was President of the Council of Canadian Law Deans as well as President of the Association des juristes d’expression française du Nouveau-Brunswick. Rousselle is the co-author of the book entitled "Éducation et droits collectifs : au-delà de l'article 23 de la Charte" (2003, Editions de la francophonie), which was awarded the 2003 France-Acadie award.

Election results

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rousselle, Serge Living people Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs People from Gloucester County, New Brunswick 21st-century Canadian politicians Attorneys General of New Brunswick McGill University Faculty of Law alumni Alumni of the University of Cambridge University of Ottawa alumni Université de Moncton faculty Year of birth missing (living people)