Greg Byrne
Greg Byrne | |
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New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak | |
In office September 11, 1995 – June 7, 1999 | |
Preceded by | Riding Established |
Succeeded by | Eric MacKenzie |
Personal details | |
Born | Harvey, New Brunswick | April 14, 1960
Political party | Liberal |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Greg Byrne,
Byrne was educated at
A Liberal, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 1995 provincial election. He joined the cabinet of Frank McKenna in 1997 as Minister responsible for Mines and Energy.
He resigned from cabinet in 1998 in order to run in the
A member of the Provincial Cabinet’s Board of Management and Priorities & Planning committees, he also sat on the Legislative Administration Committee, the Select Committee on Energy and served as Chairman of both the Law Amendments Committee and the Select Committee on Gasoline Pricing.
Like many of his Liberal colleagues, Byrne fell victim to the Progressive Conservative sweep in the 1999 election, losing his seat by only 264 votes.
In 2002, he co-chaired the successful leadership bid of Shawn Graham to succeed Thériault.
In 2003, he was elected president of the New Brunswick Liberals and he was re-elected in 2005. Byrne ran and won the riding of
He was subsequently appointed Minister of Finance, Minister Responsible for the New Brunswick Liquor Corporation, Minister Responsible for the Lotteries and Gaming Commission and Minister Responsible for the New Brunswick Investment Management Corporation.
Byrne failed to regain his seat in the general election of 2010, when the Graham government was defeated by David Alward and the Progressive Conservative Party.
He served as also Chief of Staff in the Office of the Official Opposition and Chief of Staff/Principal Secretary in the Office of the Premier. He is the President and CEO of Clonmore Associates.
Sources
- Cache of Byrne's bio from the New Brunswick Legislaturehttps://ca.linkedin.com/in/greg-byrne-q-c-5a48b19 https://www.aims.ca/site/media/aims/EventByrneBio.pdf https://www.facebook.com/gregbyrneNB/about_work_and_education https://globalnews.ca/news/7284375/new-brunswick-election-oromocto-lincoln-fredericton-2020/ https://www.voixfemmesnb-voiceswomennb.ca/content/dam/gnb/Departments/petl-epft/PDF/PopGrowth/Strategy-e.pdf https://www.stu.ca/alumni/alumni-awards/alumni-association-award-for-service/2017/ https://ca.linkedin.com/in/greg-byrne-q-c-5a48b19