Stuart Jamieson (born October 22, 1951 in

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) was a

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in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada. A self-employed

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, he was elected to the

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and re-elected in

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and re-elected again in

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and 2006 after having been defeated in

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. He represented the electoral district of

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and was a member of the

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from 1998 to 1999 and from 2006 to 2010. He was removed from cabinet on February 5, 2010 for suggesting that the

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deal be put to a referendum.

References

1951 births Canadian Baptists Living people Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs Politicians from Saint John, New Brunswick 21st-century Canadian politicians {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub