Kris Austin (born 1979) is the former leader of the

People's Alliance of New Brunswick The People's Alliance of New Brunswick (PANB) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, provincial political party in the Canada, Canadian province of New Brunswick. In the 2018 New Brunswick general election, 2018 election, the party won three ...

and current member of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick and an MLA in the

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. On October 13, 2022 he was appointed minister of public safety and solicitor-general by Premier Blaine Higgs. Austin led the People's Alliance into the 2010 provincial election and 2014 provincial elections in which the party won no seats. In the 2018 provincial election the party won three seats including Austin's riding of Fredericton-Grand Lake. He was re-elected in the 2020 provincial election in which his party lost one seat, electing two MLAs. On March 30, 2022, Austin announced he will be leaving the

to join the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick. Austin is a Baptist minister and has worked in public relations. Austin's appointment to provincial cabinet in the Higgs government was denounced by the Societe de l’Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick due to his opposition to

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rights and official bilingualism.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Austin, Kris New Brunswick political party leaders Living people People's Alliance of New Brunswick MLAs 1979 births 21st-century Canadian Baptist ministers Politicians from Hamilton, Ontario New Brunswick municipal councillors Politicians from Fredericton