Roger Melanson
Roger Melanson New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Dieppe | |
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| In office September 27, 2010 – October 21, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Cy LeBlanc |
| Succeeded by | Richard Losier |
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| Political party | Liberal |
Roger Melanson is a former
He is a graduate of the Université de Moncton with a bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration. He served as general manager of the Economic Development Corporation of the City of Dieppe, New Brunswick and as a business executive. He and his wife Lise Babin have two children.[1]
On October 7, 2014, Melanson was appointed to the Executive Council of New Brunswick as Minister of Finance, and Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure.[2]
On September 6, 2017, in a cabinet shuffle, Melanson was named Minister of Treasury Board and Post-Secondary Education.[3] From October 5, 2018 to November 9, 2018 Melanson served as Minister of Energy and Resource Development. He was re-elected in the 2020 provincial election.
On September 28, 2020 he was chosen as interim leader of the opposition Liberal party of New Brunswick, replacing Kevin Vickers who had resigned following the provincial election of September 14.[4]
He remained interim leader until August 2022,[5] when Susan Holt won a party leadership election in which Melanson was not a candidate.
On 13 October 2022, Melanson announced that he would be departing from provincial politics after 12 years, on 21 October 2022.[6]
References
- ^ "Roger Melanson appointed as Interim Leader of the Official Opposition". New Brunswick Liberal Association. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Brian Gallant unveils his 13-person Liberal cabinet". CBC News. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ "Brian Gallant drops 3 senior ministers in cabinet shuffle". CBC News. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "New Brunswick Liberals choose Roger Melanson as interim leader of Opposition". Global News. The Canadian Press. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ Poitras, Jacques (8 August 2022). "Veteran Liberal MLA offers to give up seat for new leader". CBC News. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
With interim leader Roger Melanson giving up that position [of leader of the Official Opposition]
- ^ Poitras (13 October 2022). "Former N.B. interim Liberal leader leaves politics for private sector". CBC News. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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