Bruce N. Northrup (born 1955) is a Canadian politician in the

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. He was elected to the

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in the 2006 election as the Progressive Conservative MLA for Kings East. Northrup has acted as official Opposition critic for energy and NB Power issues. He acted the critic for Department of Natural Resources interests and the official Opposition whip. He was re-elected in September 2010, and served as the Minister of Natural Resources, until the 2014 election of the

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, at which time he became the Public Safety critic. In February 2020, Northrup challenged

Blaine Higgs Blaine Myron Higgs (born March 1, 1954) is a former Canadian politician who served as the 34th premier of New Brunswick from 2018 to 2024 and leader of the New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party) from 2016 to 2024. Higgs grad ...

' controversial and later cancelled decision to limit access to healthcare in

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s by closing several rural hospital emergency departments. He announced his leave from provincial politics later that year; he returned to politics in 2024, having switched to the Liberal Association, and announced his intention to seek the Liberal nomination for Sussex-Three Rivers in the 2024 provincial election. He was announced as the Liberal candidate on August 6, 2024.

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Living people Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick MLAs 1955 births 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick {{ProgressiveConservative-NewBrunswick-MLA-stub