Dawn Arnold

The Honourable
Dawn Arnold
The Honourable Dawn Arnold
	Arnold in 2018
Canadian Senator; from New Brunswick
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; March 7, 2025
Nominated by	Justin Trudeau
Appointed by	Mary Simon
Mayor of Moncton
	In office; May 2016 – March 7, 2025
Preceded by	George LeBlanc
Succeeded by	Paulette Thériault (acting)
Member-at-large of the Moncton City Council
	In office; 2012–2016
Chair of the Moncton Frye Festival
	In office; 1999–2016
Personal details
Citizenship	Canadian
Party	Independent Senators Group
Spouse	Paul Goobie
Signature

Nominated byJustin Trudeau

Appointed byMary Simon

Preceded byGeorge LeBlanc

Succeeded byPaulette Thériault (acting)

Dawn E. Arnold is a Canadian politician who served as mayor of Moncton, New Brunswick from 2016 to 2025. She was first elected in the 2016 municipal election.^[1] She was the city's first female mayor.^[2]

Dawn Arnold was born on April 23, 1966^[3] in Mount Brydges, Ontario.^[4]

Prior to winning the mayoralty, Arnold served a term on Moncton City Council as a city councillor at large, and was the chair of the city's Frye Festival.^[5]

She was re-elected in May 2021, in an election which had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New Brunswick.^[6]

On March 7, 2025, she was appointed to the Senate of Canada by the Governor General on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau^[7] and joined the Independent Senators Group.^[8]

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v t e Current members of the Senate of Canada
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The Honourable Dawn Arnold
Arnold in 2018

Canadian Senator from New Brunswick
Incumbent
Assumed office March 7, 2025
Nominated by	Justin Trudeau
Appointed by	Mary Simon
Mayor of Moncton
In office May 2016 – March 7, 2025
Preceded by	George LeBlanc
Succeeded by	Paulette Thériault (acting)
Member-at-large of the Moncton City Council
In office 2012–2016
Chair of the Moncton Frye Festival
In office 1999–2016

Personal details
Citizenship	Canadian
Party	Independent Senators Group
Spouse	Paul Goobie
Signature

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