Madeleine Dubé
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Madeleine "Mado" Dubé, B.S.W. (born September 26, 1961 in Edmundston, New Brunswick) is a New Brunswick social worker and politician.
Dubé has a bachelor degree in social work from l'Université de Moncton (UdeM) and worked for the New Brunswick government as a social worker prior to starting her own business focussing on human development. She also served as a part time lecturer at the Edmundston campus of UdeM.
She was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 1999 provincial election and was re-elected in 2003 and 2006. In her first term, she chaired the committee on health care and joined the cabinet immeadiately following her re-election first as Minister of Education and then, on February 14, 2006 as Minister of Family and Community Services. After her election to a third term she served in the opposition. She has been elected as Progressive Conservative Caucus chairperson in the Fall of 2007.
She is married with two children.
| Provincial Government of Bernard Lord | ||
| Cabinet Posts (2) | ||
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| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Joan MacAlpine-Stiles | Minister of Family and Community Services (2006) MacAlpine-Stiles was acting minister |
Carmel Robichaud |
| Dennis Furlong | Minister of Education (2003-2006) |
Claude Williams |
| Special Cabinet Responsibilities | ||
| Predecessor | Title | Successor |
| Joan MacAlpine-Stiles | Minister responsible for Seniors (2006) Schryer served as Minister of State for Seniors |
Mary Schryer |
| new district | MLA for Edmundston-Saint Basile 2006-present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Bernard Valcourt (Progressive Conservative) |
MLA for Edmundston 1999-2006 |
district abolished |
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