Paul Robichaud
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Paul Robichaud is a politician in the province of New Brunswick, Canada.
A Progressive Conservative, he first ran for office in the 1995 but was defeated. He served from then until the next election as a Francophone organizer for the PC Party and ran again in 1999 when we was successful becoming the member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Lamèque-Shippagan-Miscou. He was re-elected in 2003 and 2006.
He joined the cabinet first as minister of fisheries & aquaculture and then became minister of the enlarged Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture. In a cabinet shuffle in 2001 he became minister of tourism & parks a post he maintained until after the 2003 election when he took over the post of transportation.
He left the cabinet in 2006 as the Liberals won that year's election and formed the government.
| Provincial Government of Bernard Lord | ||
| Cabinet Posts (4) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Percy Mockler | Minister of Transportation (2003-2006) |
Denis Landry |
| none | Minister of Tourism and Parks (2001-2003) new designation |
Joan MacAlpine |
| Milt Sherwood and himself |
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture (2000-2001) Robichaud was previously Minister of Fisheries & Aquaculture Sherwood was previously Minister of Agriculture & Rural Development |
Rodney Weston |
| Danny Gay | Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture (1999-2000) Robichaud succeeded himself as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries & Aquaculture |
himself |
| Special Cabinet Responsibilities | ||
| Predecessor | Title | Successor |
| none | Minister responsible for La Francophonie (2001-2003) new designation |
Percy Mockler |
| Preceded by Jean-Camille Degrace (Liberal) |
MLA for Lamèque-Shippagan-Miscou 1999-present |
Incumbent |
