Department of Finance (New Brunswick)
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The Department of Finance is a part of the Government of New Brunswick. It is charged with New Brunswick's budgetary and tax policy and headed by the finance minister.
JurisdictionNew Brunswick
Parent department
Government of New Brunswick | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | New Brunswick |
Parent department | Government of New Brunswick |
The department, or a minister responsible for this area, has existed in one form or another since the creation of New Brunswick as a crown colony in 1784. It has been called Provincial Treasurer and Provincial Secretary-Treasurer in the past.
Ministers since the establishment of parties in 1935
| Minister | Term | Administration |
|---|---|---|
| Clovis T. Richard | July 16, 1935 – January 10, 1940 | under Allison Dysart |
| J. J. Hayes Doone | January 10, 1940 – March 13, 1940 | |
| March 13, 1940 – August 10, 1949 | under John B. McNair | |
| Joseph Gaspard Boucher | August 10, 1949 – October 8, 1952 | |
| Donald D. Patterson | October 8, 1952 – July 12, 1960 | under Hugh John Flemming |
| Lestock G. Desbrisay | July 12, 1960 – November 12, 1970 | under Louis Robichaud |
| Jean-Maurice Simard | November 12, 1970 – November 18, 1974 | under Richard Hatfield |
| A. Edison Stairs | December 3, 1974 – December 20, 1976 | |
| Lawrence Garvie | December 20, 1976 – November 1, 1977 | |
| Fernand G. Dubé | February 2, 1978 – October 30, 1982 | |
| John B. M. Baxter, Jr. | October 30, 1982 – October 27, 1987 | |
| Allan E. Maher | October 27, 1987 – September 26, 1995 | under Frank McKenna |
| Edmond Blanchard | September 26, 1995 – October 13, 1997 | |
| October 13, 1997 – May 14, 1998 | under Ray Frenette | |
| May 14, 1998 – June 21, 1999 | under Camille Thériault | |
| Norman Betts | June 21, 1999 – October 9, 2001 | under Bernard Lord |
| Peter Mesheau | October 9, 2001 – June 27, 2003 | |
| Jeannot Volpé | June 27, 2003 – October 3, 2006 | |
| Victor Boudreau | October 3, 2006 – July, 2009 | under Shawn Graham |
| Greg Byrne | June 22, 2009 – October 12, 2010 | |
| Blaine Higgs | October 12, 2010 — October 7, 2014 | under David Alward |
| Roger Melanson | October 7, 2014 — June 6, 2016 | under Brian Gallant |
| Cathy Rogers | June 6, 2016 — November 8, 2018 | under Brian Gallant |
| Ernie Steeves | November 9, 2018 - November 2, 2024 | under Blaine Higgs |
| René Legacy | November 2, 2024 - present | under Susan Holt |
External links
- Department of Finance Archived 2005-05-21 at the Wayback Machine