Donald Arseneault
| Donald Arseneault | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Dalhousie-Restigouche East | |
| In office 2003–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Dennis Furlong |
| Succeeded by | riding redistributed |
| MLA for Campbellton-Dalhousie | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| Preceded by | first member |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dalhousie, New Brunswick |
| Political party | Liberal |
Donald Arseneault (born in Dalhousie, New Brunswick) is a New Brunswick politician. He is the member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for the riding of Dalhousie-Restigouche East.
One of the youngest members of the legislature, Arseneault worked in the civil service before being elected in the 2003 election. He was named to the opposition shadow cabinet following the election as critic for both the Office of Human Resources and the Department of Intergovernmental and International Relations. He was elected caucus chair in 2004 and was shuffled to be critic for tourism in early 2005.
He was re-elected in 2006 and his party formed the government and he became Minister of Natural Resources. He also chairs a cabinet committee on forestry issues consisting of fellow ministers Victor Boudreau, Greg Byrne and Jack Keir. On November 12, 2008, he became minister of post-secondary education, training and labour.[1]
Sources
- ^ Derwin Gowan, Cabinet committee will tackle forestry issues, Telegraph-Journal. Page A2, October 12, 2006.
References
| Provincial Government of Shawn Graham | ||
| Cabinet Posts (2) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Ed Doherty | Minister of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour 2008–2010 |
Martine Coulombe |
| Keith Ashfield | Minister of Natural Resources 2006–2008 |
Wally Stiles |
| Special Cabinet Responsibilities | ||
| Predecessor |
Title | Successor |
| Dale Graham | Deputy Premier of New Brunswick 2006–2010 |
Paul Robichaud |
| Roland Haché | Minister responsible for the Northern New Brunswick Initiative 2009–2010 |
none |
| Preceded by Scott Targett |
Chair of the Liberal caucus 2004–2006 |
Succeeded by Rick Miles |
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