Rick Brewer (born in
Stanley, New Brunswick
Stanley is a former village in York County, in the Canadian province of New Brunswick; it was an incorporated village until the end of 2022 and is now part of the rural community of Nashwaak.
History
Stanley straddles the Nashwaak River 30& ...
) is a
New Brunswick
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businessman and politician, and a former assistant pastor.
Early life
Brewer was the son of Richard C. Brewer and Emma Hanson. He was an assistant pastor in the
Pentecostal Church
Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a movement within the broader Evangelical wing of Protestantism, Protestant Christianity that emphasizes direct personal experience of God in Christianity, God through Baptism with the Holy Spirit#Cl ...
. Brewer has been involved in business for most of his life, largely in the grocery industry. He has been involved in the grocery industry for the past 33 years, beginning with the wholesale business at Willett Foods and The Food Group Inc. He then entered the retail market as the manager and supervisor of five convenience stores.
Political career
He was elected to the
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick () is the deliberative assembly of the New Brunswick Legislature, in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. The assembly's seat is located in Fredericton. It was established in Saint John ''de jure'' ...
in the
2003 election to represent the
riding of
Southwest Miramichi, defeating cabinet minister
Norman Betts
Norman M. Betts (born April 1, 1954 in Doaktown, New Brunswick) is a Chartered Accountant, university professor, and former provincial politician.
Norman Betts graduated from the University of New Brunswick (UNB) in 1978 with a Bachelor of Busi ...
. A
Liberal, he has been the critic of the
Department of Supply and Services since the election. On July 6, 2006 he was named chair of the Opposition's Petroleum Products Pricing Task Force, established in the wake of gas price regulation taking effect in New Brunswick on July 1.
He was re-elected in the
2006 election despite a strong challenge from former MLA
Brent Taylor. Following the election, on November 7, 2006, he was named
whip
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for the
government caucus. On November 12, 2008, he was added to the
cabinet. He served as Minister of Human Resources and Minister responsible for Aboriginal Affairs until September 2010.
Presently (fall of 2010) Rick & Ruth are involved in building a school in Iquitos, Peru.
Rick recently received his Clergy license with Faith Christian Fellowship of Canada.
Personal life
Brewer is married with two children and operates a convenience store in
Boiestown.
Notes
References
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External links
The New Brunswick Liberal Association/L'Association libérale du Nouveau-Brunswick
Living people
Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick
New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs
21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
Year of birth missing (living people)
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