Joseph Raymond Frenette (April 16, 1935 – July 13, 2018) was a Canadian politician in

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. He was a

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representative for the riding of

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in the

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from

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until 1998 when he retired after a short term as the 28th

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. The son of Berthilde Pitre and Samuel Frenette, before his election to the legislature, he was a Councillor for the village of Lewisville and, after Lewisville was amalgamated with the city of

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, he was a Moncton city Councillor. He twice ran for leader of the New Brunswick Liberals. He lost in 1982 to Doug Young, and in 1985 to

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. He served as interim leader of the party from 1983 to 1985 and again from October 1997 to May 1998, also serving as

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. Frenette was Frank McKenna's right-hand man in the legislature, serving as his

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throughout his tenure as leader from 1985 to 1997. He resigned from the

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in July 1998. Following his political career, Frenette was appointed by

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Jean Chrétien to be a director of

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(AECL) for a three-year term from 1998–2001 following which he served as chair from 2001–05. On May 11, 2006 it was announced that he would be New Brunswick chair of

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's campaign for the leadership of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Frenette, Ray 1935 births 2018 deaths Acadian people Deputy premiers of New Brunswick Moncton city councillors New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs People from Gloucester County, New Brunswick Premiers of New Brunswick