Robert Gauvin is a Canadian politician who was elected to the

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in the

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. He currently represents the riding of

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as a member of the

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Political career

Gauvin was first elected in the 2018 election as the Progressive Conservative MLA for Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou. The Progressive Conservatives formed a minority government after the election, at which point

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appointed Gauvin to the

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as Deputy Premier, Minister of Tourism, Heritage, and Culture, and Minister responsible for La Francophonie. On February 14, 2020, he resigned from cabinet and the Progressive Conservative caucus to sit as an

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MLA, citing Higgs' health reforms, including the nighttime closure of six hospital emergency rooms; in announcing his resignation, Gauvin called those reforms "an attack on rural New Brunswick." On August 18, 2020, ahead of the 2020 election, he announced he was joining the

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and would run as their in

, a riding previously represented by former Liberal Premier

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. He was re-elected in 2020, in which Higgs' Progressive Conservatives won a majority government. On January 30, 2022, Gauvin announced his campaign for leader of the New Brunswick Liberal Association following Kevin Vickers' 2020 resignation.

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took place on August 6, 2022, and Gauvin was eliminated on the second round of balloting, finishing third in the contest. As of September 8, 2024, he serves as the Official Opposition critic for Social Development, Rural Affairs, and Seniors and Long-Term Care. Gauvin was re-elected in the

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. On November 1, 2024, it was announced that he was placed on the cabinet as Minister of Public Safety and Minister responsible for la Francophonie.

Personal life

Gauvin is the son of former New Brunswick MLA Jean Gauvin.

Electoral history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gauvin, Robert 1968 births Living people Politicians of Acadian descent Deputy premiers of New Brunswick Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick People from Caraquet Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick MLAs 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs