René Legacy is a Canadian politician who has served as the deputy premier of New Brunswick since November 2024. He has also represented Bathurst West-Beresford in the

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick () is the deliberative assembly of the New Brunswick Legislature, in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. The assembly's seat is located in Fredericton. It was established in Saint John ''de jure'' ...

since

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Political career

Legacy was selected to succeed Brian Kenny as the Liberal candidate in Bathurst West-Beresford. He was elected in the 2020 general election. As of September 8, 2024, he serves as the Official Opposition critic for Natural Resources and Energy Development. Legacy was re-elected in the 2024 general election in the riding of Bathurst. On November 1, 2024, it was announced that he was placed on the cabinet as Deputy Premier, Minister of Finance and Treasury Board, Minister responsible for Energy, and Minister responsible for the ''Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act''.

Electoral record

References

Living people New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick People from Bathurst, New Brunswick Year of birth missing (living people) Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick {{LiberalAssociation-NewBrunswick-MLA-stub