Brenda Murphy

NB Lieutenant Governor Sworn In

Tara Clow September 9, 2019 9:37 am Last Updated on February 7, 2026 4:05 pm

New Brunswick’s newest Lieutenant Governor is getting to work.

Brenda Murphy was sworn in yesterday in Grand Bay.

She replaces Jocelyne Roy Vienneau, who passed away on August 2nd after a battle with cancer.

Murphy served three terms as a municipal councillor for the town of Grand Bay-Westfield and was also nominated a member of the Gender Equality Network Canada.

She was also a member of the National Advisory Council on Poverty and the New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women.

She is New Brunswick’s 32nd Lieutenant Governor.

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