Rayburn Donald Doucett (born January 2, 1943) is a former merchant and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented Restigouche County and then

Restigouche East Restigouche East () was a provincial electoral district in New Brunswick. It was created from the multi-member district of Restigouche (provincial electoral district), Restigouche in the New Brunswick electoral redistribution, 1973, 1973 electo ...

in the

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from 1970 to 1995 as a

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member, latterly as Minister with several portfolios under Premier

Frank McKenna Francis Joseph McKenna (born January 19, 1948) is a Canadian businessman and former politician and diplomat. He is currently Chair of Brookfield Corporation and Deputy Chairman of the Toronto-Dominion Bank. He served as Canadian Ambassador ...

. He was for three terms of five years the CEO of the Port of Belledune until his retirement in 2015. His name now graces Terminal 4."Terminal 4 (Rayburn Doucett Terminal)"
portofbelledune.ca. Accessed July 6, 2023. He writes occasional op-eds in support of higher taxes in the New Brunswick press, and served in 2015 as President of Crosswaters Trade Brokers Limited.

Biography

He was born in

Campbellton, New Brunswick Campbellton is a city in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. Situated on the south bank of the Restigouche River opposite Pointe-à-la-Croix, Quebec, Pointe-à-la-Croix, Quebec, Campbellton was officially ...

, the son of Raymond Daniel Doucett and Catherine Ila Lutes. In 1964, he married Jane Mary Crosby. He served as a school board trustee and municipal councillor for Jacquet River. Doucett was Chairman of the New Brunswick Electric Power Commission from 1987 to 1990 and later was Minister of Commerce and Technology and then Minister to the New Brunswick Regional Development Corporation. He went on to serve on the board of directors for

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.Reappointment to Board of Directors of Export Development Canada
November 12, 2002.Rayburn Doucett profile
thenbccfoundationinc.ca. Accessed July 6, 2023. He was, as of 2015, a member of the Board of Trustees of the NBCC Foundation, the Greater Bathurst Chamber of Commerce and the Charlo Regional Airport Committee.

References

Sources

* ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide'', 1988, PG Normandin {{DEFAULTSORT:Doucett, Rayburn 1943 births Living people New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs People from Campbellton, New Brunswick 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick