Stephen B. Horsman is a
Canadian
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politician, who was elected to the
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
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in the
2014 provincial election. He represented the electoral district of
Fredericton North as a member of the
Liberal Party until his defeat in the
2020 New Brunswick general election
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When Gallant's government was formally sworn into office on October 7, 2014, Horsman was named to the
Executive Council of New Brunswick
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as Minister of Public Safety and Justice and as deputy premier.
"Premier Brian Gallant's new cabinet - who's in"
CBC News
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, October 6, 2014.
It was rumoured that the controversy over the government veto to the judicial appointment process was at the centre of the ministerial reshuffle of June 2016, which saw Stephen Horsman replaced by Denis Landry in the Justice portfolio. Horsman was tasked at this juncture with the families and children ministry.[Saint John Telegraph Journal: "New Justice Minister Is Offering Olive Branch To Judges", p. A1 8 Jun 2016]
References
Living people
New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs
Politicians from Fredericton
Deputy premiers of New Brunswick
Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick
21st-century Canadian politicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
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