The 54th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly was created following a general election in 1999 and was dissolved on May 10, 2003.

Leadership

The

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from its first meeting on July 6, 1999, until the Assembly was dissolved was

Bev Harrison Beverly John "Bev" Harrison (born May 10, 1942) is a former teacher and New Brunswick politician. Early life The son of William and Jean Harrison, Harrison received bachelor degrees in Arts and Education from the University of New Brunswick. P ...

. Harrison would go on to be re-elected speaker for the 55th Assembly as well.

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Bernard Lord Bernard Lord (born September 27, 1965) is a Canadian lawyer, business executive and former politician. He served as the 30th premier of New Brunswick from 1999 to 2006. Lord was appointed as board chair of Ontario Power Generation in 2014. Ear ...

led the government for the whole of the life of the assembly. The

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was led from the forming of the assembly until 2001 by former Premier

Camille Thériault Camille Henri Thériault (born February 25, 1955) is a Canadian politician from New Brunswick. He served as the 29th premier of New Brunswick from 1998 to 1999. Early life The son of Joséphine Martin and Norbert Thériault, a former provinc ...

, then, until May 14, 2002, by interim leader

Bernard Richard Bernard Paul Richard, C.M. (born April 11, 1951) is a Canadian social worker, lawyer, and politician in the Province of New Brunswick. Early life and education Raised and educated in Cap-Pelé, New Brunswick, Richard earned a Bachelor of Arts ...

and from then until dissolution by

Shawn Graham Shawn Michael Graham (born February 22, 1968) is a Canadian politician, who served as the 31st premier of New Brunswick from 2006 to 2010. He was elected leader of the New Brunswick Liberal Party in 2002 and became premier after his party captu ...

Elizabeth Weir Elizabeth Jane Weir (born February 20, 1948) is a Canadian lawyer and politician in New Brunswick. She was elected leader of the New Democratic Party of New Brunswick in June 1988 and became an opposition voice to the Liberal government, whic ...

led the

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for the life of the assembly.

Members

All were elected in the 34th general election held on June 7, 1999, except for

Jean F. Dubé Jean F. Dubé (born 29 June 1962, in Campbellton, New Brunswick) was a Progressive Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2000. A career businessman, he is the son of Fernand Dubé who served for thirteen years in ...

and Gaston Moore elected in

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s held on February 5, 2001, and Claude Williams elected in a by-election on April 23, 2001. In 2002,

Pat Crossman Patricia Crossman (1940 – December 20, 2002) was a political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. She represented Riverview in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1999 to 2002 as a Progressive Conservative member. She was born i ...

died, her Riverview seat remained vacant until the 55th general election.

Members at dissolution

Bold denotes a member of the

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.
''Italics'' denotes a party leader
† denotes the

Speaker Speaker most commonly refers to: * Speaker, a person who produces speech * Loudspeaker, a device that produces sound ** Computer speakers Speaker, Speakers, or The Speaker may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * "Speaker" (song), by David ...

Former members

Edmond Blanchard Edmond P. Blanchard (May 31, 1954 – June 27, 2014) was a Canadian jurist and politician. Blanchard was born in Atholville, New Brunswick. He studied at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia where he earned a Bachelor of Commerce degre ...

, a

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, was first elected to the legislature in the 1987 election, he resigned in 2000 to accept an appointment to the

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. *

, a Progressive Conservative, was first elected in

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, she died in 2002. *

Bernard Thériault Bernard Thériault (born November 12, 1955) is a politician in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. He became chief of staff to Premier of New Brunswick Shawn Graham on October 30, 2006. Thériault was employed from 1978 to 1987 as curator ...

, a

, was first elected to the legislature in the 1987 election, he resigned in 2000 to run in the 2000 federal election. *

, a

, was first elected to the legislature in the 1987 election, he resigned as leader of the Liberals and the Opposition as well as his seat in 2001.

Notes

References

External links

Elections in New Brunswick 1984–2006, Elections New Brunswick
(pdf) {{New Brunswick politics, state=collapsed Terms of the New Brunswick Legislature 1999 establishments in New Brunswick 2003 disestablishments in New Brunswick