Tony Huntjens
Antoon J. "Tony" Huntjens (born January 1, 1939, in
Western Charlotte
.
In the fall of 1961, Huntjens became a Canadian citizen.Confederation of Regions Party of New Brunswick (CoR) and was the president of that organization and its candidate in Western Charlotte in the 1995 election. He placed third with 23.7% of the vote, just 162 votes short of the second place Progressive Conservative candidate but well behind the victorious Liberal.[3]
Following the 1995 election, which saw CoR slip from
Minister of Family and Community Services.[2]
Huntjens was forced to resign from cabinet on October 31, 2005 after he accidentally revealed the identity of an
independent member Michael Malley
was interested in the post, Malley's election saved the government from losing a voting member and thus created a great deal more flexibility in the standings of the legislature.
References
- ^ a b c "Biographies of Members Legislative Assembly New Brunswick" (PDF). Government of New Brunswick. 2004. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
- ^ a b "Tony Huntjens MLA, Charlotte-Campobello". MLA Bios - 56th Legislature. Government of New Brunswick. Archived from the original on 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
- ^ "Summary of Votes Received 1995". Elections New Brunswick. 1995. Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
- ^ "N.B. minister resigns over privacy breach". Canadian Press. Oct 31, 2005. Retrieved 2009-12-05.[dead link]
- ^ "Loose lips force second minister from cabinet". CBC News. October 31, 2005. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
