56th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
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The 56th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly was created following a general election in 2006. Its members were sworn-in on October 3, 2006 but it will be called into session by the Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick until February 6, 2007.
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[edit] Leadership
Eugene McGinley, was elected speaker at the first session of the Assembly on February 6, 2007 but resigned on October 31, 2007 to join the cabinet. Roy Boudreau was elected speaker on November 27, 2007.
Premier of New Brunswick Shawn Graham leads the government.
Former Premier Bernard Lord was nominal leader of the opposition until January 31, 2007 at which time he resigned his seat and was replaced by interim leader of the Progressive Conservatives, Jeannot Volpé.
[edit] Members
Most of the current members were elected at the 56th general election held on September 18, 2006; they technically became members with the return of the writ on September 29, 2006 though they were not sworn into office until a ceremony on October 3, 2006. The expectation is Chris Collins, who was elected in a by-election on March 5, 2007 as a result of the resignation of Bernard Lord on January 31, 2007. The standing of the legislature also changed when MLAs Joan MacAlpine-Stiles and Wally Stiles crossed the floor from the Progressive Conservatives to the Liberals on April 17, 2007.
- bold denotes a member of the Executive Council of New Brunswick
- italics denotes a party leader
- † denotes the speaker
[edit] Former member
- Bernard Lord, a Progressive Conservative, was first elected in a 1998 by-election and served as Premier of New Brunswick from 1999 to 2006. He resigned his Moncton East seat on January 31, 2007.
[edit] See also
| Preceded by 55th Assembly |
New Brunswick Legislative Assemblies 2006-present |
Succeeded by none (the 57th Assembly will be elected no later than 2011) |
