Tammy Scott-Wallace
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Tammy Scott-Wallace | |
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 Scott-Wallace in 2024 | |
| Minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture | |
| In office September 29, 2020 – November 2, 2024 | |
| Premier | Blaine Higgs |
| Preceded by | Bruce Fitch |
| Succeeded by | Isabelle Thériault |
| Minister responsible for Women's Equality | |
| In office September 29, 2020 – November 2, 2024 | |
| Premier | Blaine Higgs |
| Preceded by | Bruce Fitch |
| Succeeded by | Lyne Chantal Boudreau |
| Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Sussex-Fundy-St. Martins | |
| Assumed office September 14, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Bruce Northrup |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Belleisle, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Party | Progressive Conservatives |
Tammy Scott-Wallace is a Canadian Progressive Conservative politician who has represented Sussex-Fundy-St. Martins in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick since 2020.[1] Prior to running for politics, Scott-Wallace worked as a journalist, with the majority of those years spent writing for the Kings County Record and the Telegraph-Journal.
Scott-Wallace was a member of the Executive Council of New Brunswick, serving as Minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture, as well as Minister responsible for Women's Equality in the cabinet of Blaine Higgs.[2] She is the first woman to be elected to represent the riding of Sussex-Fundy-St. Martins.
After growing up in Belleisle and graduating from Belleisle Regional High School, Scott-Wallace attended Mount Allison University's political science program before transferring to the journalism program at Holland College.[3] From there, she launched a 25-year career as a journalist, writing for the Kings County Record and Telegraph-Journal for the bulk of her career.[3]