Blaine Higgs has been sworn-in as the 34th Premier of New Brunswick.
The new Progressive Conservative cabinet was also unveiled today during a ceremony at the provincial legislature.
Robert Gauvin, the only francophone PC MLA elected, becomes deputy premier, minister of tourism and minister for the francophonie.
Moncton Northwest MLA Ernie Steeves in the new finance minister.
Former NDP leader Dominic Cardy, now a PC MLA, becomes education minister.
Moncton Southwest MLA Sherry Wilson is Minister of Service New Brunswick and Minister responsible for Women’s Equality.
Political newcomer, Mike Holland, who represents Albert, is Minister of Energy.
Rothesay MLA Ted Flemming is back in familiar territory as Minister of Health.
The full list of cabinet members is below:
Blaine Higgs (Quispamsis) – Premier, President of the Executive Council;
Robert Gauvin (Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou) – Deputy Premier, Minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture, Minister responsible for La Francophonie;
Trevor Holder (Portland-Simonds) – Minister of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour;
Carl Urquhart (Carleton-York) – Minister of Public Safety, Solicitor General;
Dorothy Shephard (Saint John Lancaster) – Minister of Social Development, Minister responsible for the Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation;
Jake Stewart (Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin) – Minister of Aboriginal Affairs;
Ross Wetmore (Gagetown-Petitcodiac) – Minister of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries;
Sherry Wilson (Moncton Southwest) – Minister of Service New Brunswick, Minister responsible for Women’s Equality;
Hugh J. A. (Ted) Flemming, Q.C. (Rothesay) – Minister of Health;
Jeff Carr (New Maryland-Sunbury) – Minister of Environment and Local Government;
Bill Oliver (Kings Centre) – Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure;
Ernie Steeves (Moncton Northwest) – Minister of Finance, and President of the Treasury Board;
Andrea Anderson-Mason (Fundy-The Isles-Saint John West) – Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Minister responsible for the Regional Development Corporation;
Dominic Cardy (Fredericton West-Hanwell) – Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development;
Mike Holland (Albert) – Minister of Energy and Resource Development;
Gregory Thompson, P.C. (Saint Croix) – Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs; and
Mary Wilson (Oromocto-Lincoln-Fredericton) – Minister of Economic Development and Small Business, Minister responsible for Opportunities NB.
The Higgs inner circle has 17 members of the 22 PC MLA’s elected.
