The Department

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 of Wellness, Culture and Sport is a part of the provincial government of New Brunswick, Canada

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. It is charged with the promotion of "wellness" through healthy living and physical activity and with administration of government programs for community arts development, heritage, and sport and recreation.

The department was established on February 14, 2006 when Premier

Premier of New Brunswick

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 Bernard Lord

Bernard Lord

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 restructured government. It combined the Wellness Branch of the former Department of Health and Wellness with the standalone Culture and Sport Secretariat.

Ministers

#	Minister	Term	Administration
1.	Percy Mockler*	February 14, 2006 - October 3, 2006	under Bernard Lord
2.	Shawn Graham Shawn Graham Shawn Michael Graham, MLA is a New Brunswick politician, who served as the 31st Premier of New Brunswick. He received a Bachelor of Physical Education Degree in 1991 and a Bachelor of Education Degree in 1993, he worked for New Brunswick's civil service before being elected to the Legislative...	October 3, 2006 - October 31, 2007	as Premier
3.	Hédard Albert Hédard Albert Hédard Albert, , is a New Brunswick politician.Albert worked for 35 years at the CCNB fisheries school where he taught, conducted research and served as school administrator...	October 31, 2007 - October 12, 2010	under Shawn Graham
4.	Trevor Holder Trevor Holder Trevor Arthur Holder, is a New Brunswick politician. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick representing the electoral district of Saint John Portland and a government MLA...	October 12, 2010 -	under David Alward

* Mockler had previously held responsibility for the Culture & Sport Secretariat which made up the majority of this new department.