Jean-Paul Savoie is a social worker and former politician in New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

, Canada. He represented Restigouche West

Restigouche West

Restigouche West was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. This riding was created in the 1973 redistribution when New Brunswick moved to single member districts from Bloc voting. It was merged with Madawaska-la-Vallée to form the new district of...

 in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is located in Fredericton. It was established de jure when the colony was created in 1784, but only came in to session in 1786 following the first elections in late 1785. Until 1891, it was the lower house in a bicameral legislature when its upper house...

 as a Liberal member from 1987 to 1999. He was defeated by Benoit Cyr

Benoit Cyr

Benoit Cyr is a pilot, entrepreneur and former political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Restigouche West in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a Progressive Conservative member from 1999 to 2003....

 when he ran for reelection in 1999.

He was born in Kedgwick, New Brunswick

Kedgwick, New Brunswick

Kedgwick is a Canadian village in Restigouche County, New Brunswick. Kedgwick was reincorporated as a rural community in 2011 when it merged with the surrounding parish of Grimmer...

. In 1995, he was named Minister of State responsible for Regional Development Corporation and Northern Development. Savoie is currently mayor of Kedgwick, having been elected in 2001, 2004 and 2008.