Carmel Robichaud

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Carmel Robichaud is a politician and retired teacher in New Brunswick, Canada. She is currently a member of Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick representing the electoral district of Miramichi Bay-Neguac.

Robichaud's career spanned 35 years from teaching kindergarten to high school, in both official languages. She has been a teacher, a coordinator of the French as a second language and immersion program, a French department head, and a vice-principal. She was also a University professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland and the University of New Brunswick. She has worked in the school systems of the provinces of New Brunswick, Ontario, and Quebec.

She was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick on June 9, 2003. As the Liberal member for Miramichi Bay, she was the official opposition critic for areas of interest relating to education and the status of women. She was chair of the Standing Committee on Education.

She was re-elected in 2006 and joined the cabinet.

Cabinet Post
Provincial Government of Shawn Graham
Predecessor	Office	Successor
Madeleine Dubé	Minister of Family and Community Services (2006–)	incumbent
Special Cabinet Responsibilities
Predecessor	Title	Successor
Joan MacAlpine-Stiles	Minister responsible for the Status of Women (2006–)	incumbent

new district	MLA for Miramichi Bay-Neguac 2006-present	Incumbent
Preceded by Réjean Savoie (Progressive Conservative)	MLA for Miramichi Bay 2003-2006	district abolished