David Alward

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David Nathan Alward, B.A. (born December 2, 1959 in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA) is a New Brunswick politician.

The son of a minister, Alward moved to Canada in his youth where he graduated from high school in Nackawic, New Brunswick. Alward received his post-secondary education in psychology in the United States at Bryan College in Dayton, Tennessee.

Alward worked as a federal civil servant from 1982 to 1996 when he went into business on his own. He operates a hobby farm.

He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, as a Progressive Conservative, in the 1999 election and re-elected in 2003. Following the 2003 election, he joined the cabinet as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture.

During his second term he received wide criticism from the town council and many citizens of Woodstock, New Brunswick (the largest community in his riding, which is also named Woodstock) due to his support of the government's plan to close the hospital in the town and relocate it to the outskirts of Hartland, New Brunswick. Notwtihstanding this, he was re-elected in the 2006 to a third term though he left the cabinet as his party formed the opposition.

Provincial Government of Bernard Lord
Cabinet Post
Predecessor	Office	Successor
Paul Robichaud	Minister of Argiculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture (2003-2006) succeeded by Ouellette as Minister of Agriculture & Aquaculture and Doucet as Minister of Fisheries	Rick Doucet and Ron Ouellette

Preceded by Bruce Smith (Liberal)

MLA for Woodstock 1999-present

Incumbent