Rick Miles is a Canadian politician from

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. As a member of the

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, Miles represented the constituency of

Fredericton-Silverwood Fredericton-Silverwood was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was first created using the name Fredericton South in the 1973 redrawing of electoral districts by splitting the two-member ...

in the Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2010.

Biography

A former member of the

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, Miles was a businessman in

Fredericton Fredericton (; ) is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River (Bay of Fundy), Saint John River, ...

prior to entering politics. In the 2006 general election, Miles defeated former Brad Green, a former Progressive Conservative MLA and cabinet minister Brad Green. On November 28, 2006, he was elected

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for his

. On July 24, 2009, he was added to the province's cabinet as Minister of Environment under premier

Shawn Graham Shawn Michael Graham (born February 22, 1968) is a Canadian politician, who served as the 31st premier of New Brunswick from 2006 to 2010. He was elected leader of the New Brunswick Liberal Party in 2002 and became premier after his party captu ...

. Miles lost his bid for re-election in the 2010 general election to Progressive Conservative candidate Brian Macdonald. In 2012, an extended conflict of interest probe into Miles ultimately concluded with the provincial conflict-of-interest commissioner declining to recommend a further investigation.

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New Brunswick Liberal Party: Rick Miles
New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs Living people Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick Businesspeople from New Brunswick Politicians from Fredericton Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick {{LiberalAssociation-NewBrunswick-MLA-stub