Bernard R. LeBlanc (born 1949) is a

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in the

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, Canada. He was elected to the

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in the 2006 election as the Liberal MLA for the new district of

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. He was appointed to

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on November 12, 2008. On February 11, 2010, LeBlanc resigned from cabinet, amid allegations that an email he sent violated the privacy rights of a Fredericton-area woman by revealing private information about her."N.B. justice minister resigns over privacy issue"

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, February 11, 2010. Retrieved April 20, 2014.

References

Living people Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Politicians of Acadian descent 1949 births New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs {{LiberalAssociation-NewBrunswick-MLA-stub