Marie-Claude Blais
Marie-Claude Blais | |
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MLA for Moncton North | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office October 12, 2010 | |
Preceded by | Mike Murphy |
New Brunswick Attorney General | |
In office October 12, 2010 – September 23, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Kelly Lamrock |
Succeeded by | Ted Flemming |
New Brunswick Minister of Justice | |
In office October 12, 2010 – September 23, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Bernard LeBlanc |
Succeeded by | Troy Lifford |
Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office September 23, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Jody Carr |
Personal details | |
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Marie-Claude Blais is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2010 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Moncton North as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.[1]
Blais is a graduate in law from the Université de Moncton and the Université de Sherbrooke, and has practised law for 12 years. She has been a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick since 1997, and served as party executive director and legal counsel for several years.[2]
In addition to her professional activities, Blais is active in the Moncton community, and involved in parish and local community organizations. She has also participated in the organization of the campaign to finance the renovation of Aberdeen Cultural Centre, an important site of Acadian cultural life in the region.
She was sworn in on October 12, 2010 to the positions of Attorney-General and Minister of Justice and Consumer Affairs of New Brunswick in the government of David Alward.
References
- ↑ New Brunswick Votes 2010: Moncton North. cbc.ca, September 27, 2010.
- ↑ http://pcnb.ca/en/team/candidate_marie-claude_blais/
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