Hédard Albert, (born in
Saint-Simon, New Brunswick), is a
New Brunswick
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politician
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.
Albert worked for 35 years at the CCNB (
francophone
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branch of the
New Brunswick Community College system)
fisheries school where he taught, conducted research and served as school administrator. He was also involved in
Canadian International Development Agency
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programs to develop fisheries abroad.
He was elected as a
Liberal to the
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
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in the
2003 general election to represent the
riding of
Caraquet
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Situated on the shore of Chaleur Bay in the Acadian Peninsula, its name is derived from the Mi'kmaq term for ''meeting of two rivers''. The Caraquet River and Rivière du ...
and was re-elected in
2006.
Following the 2003 election, he served in the
opposition
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shadow cabinet as critic for
Intergovernmental and International Relations,
Official Languages
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and
Culture & Sport.
Following the 2006 election, he became a
cabinet minister.
References
MLA Bios, Government of New Brunswick
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Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick
New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs
Acadian people
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Canadian politicians