Victor Boudreau
Victor Boudreau | |
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New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Shediac-Beaubassin-Cap-Pelé | |
| In office September 22, 2014 – September 24, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | first member |
| Succeeded by | Jacques LeBlanc |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 3, 1970 |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Michelle Arsenault |
Victor E. Boudreau (born May 3, 1970) is a
Biography
Boudreau was recruited to the Liberal Party in 1989 by Dominic LeBlanc and he attended the 1990 federal Liberal leadership convention to support Jean Chrétien. Chrétien, who was then without a seat in the House of Commons of Canada, ran in a by-election in Boudreau's riding of Beauséjour.
Following this initial engagement, Boudreau became very active in politics. He served as president of the Young Liberals and then worked for Fernand Robichaud when he was a member of the Cabinet of Canada and for Bernard Richard—his predecessor as MLA for Shediac-Cap-Pelé—when he was in the New Brunswick cabinet
Prior to his election to the legislature, he worked as village administrator of Cap-Pelé.[3]
Career as legislator
He was elected to the legislature in a
Graham ministry
He was re-elected in
Back in opposition
Following the Liberal party's defeat in the 2010 election, Boudreau was named interim leader of the party on November 10, 2010 after Graham stepped down.[1] Brian Gallant was elected leader of the party on October 27, 2012, and assumed the role of opposition leader when he won the district of Kent in a by-election on April 15, 2013.
Gallant ministry
He was named Minister of Health by Premier-elect Brian Gallant on 7 October 2014.[4] He chaired the Strategic Program Review,[5] which was designed to solve a large gap, between $485 million and $600 million in the account books of the province.[6][7]
References
- ^ a b "N.B. Liberals name ex-minister as interim leader" Archived 2010-11-13 at the Wayback Machine. CTV News, November 20, 2010.
- ^ Dearing, Allan. "Town of Shediac hires Victor Boudreau". 91.9 The Bend. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b Mary Moszynski, New N.B. finance minister called hard worker, with strong people skills: Victor Boudreau viewed as well-liked rising star in Liberal circles. Times & Transcript, Page A6, October 10, 2006.
- ^ cbc.ca: "Brian Gallant unveils his 13-person Liberal cabinet", 7 Oct 2014
- ^ gnb.ca: "Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick - MLA Bios - 58th Legislature - Hon. Victor Boudreau"
- ^ cbc.ca: "Victor Boudreau gives last chance to weigh in on budget cuts", 11 Jan 2016
- ^ cbc.ca: "Victor Boudreau pushing to save $600M in program review", 15 Jan 2016
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