Office of the Attorney General (New Brunswick)
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The Office of the Attorney General
is a part of the Government of New Brunswick
. It is charged providing legal services to all departments and agencies of the government.
The post of Attorney General is the most senior legal official in New Brunswick and has existed since the creation of New Brunswick as a crown colony
in 1784 and for much of contemporary history the Attorney General oversaw the Department of Justice
carrying the dual title of Minister of Justice. However this was changed on February 14, 2006 when Premier
Bernard Lord
restructured the cabinet. Largely out of necessity, the basic functions of Attorney General were separated from the Justice Department so as to allow Brad Green
, the only lawyer
in his caucus
, to take on a larger portfolio. The Department of Justice and Consumer Affairs was established taking over responsibility for "protection of the public interest" from the Attorney General.
On October 3, 2006, Bernard Lord left office and was replaced as Premier by Shawn Graham
. Graham named T.J. Burke to be both Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Consumer Affairs, however in legislation to realign government departments passed on March 2, 2007 the Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Justice and Consumer Affairs remained separate entities. A subsequent bill was introduced on December 19, 2007 specifying the role of the Office of the Attorney General as a separate department.http://www.gnb.ca/legis/bill/FILE/56/2/Bill-30-e.htm
* From June 27, 1999 to February 14, 2006 Green was also Minister of Justice, after which he became Minister of Health
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Attorney General
In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions.The term is used to refer to any person...
is a part of the Government of New Brunswick
Government of New Brunswick
The Government of New Brunswick refers to the provincial government of the province of New Brunswick. Its powers and structure are set out in the Constitution Act, 1867....
. It is charged providing legal services to all departments and agencies of the government.
The post of Attorney General is the most senior legal official in New Brunswick and has existed since the creation of New Brunswick as a crown colony
Crown colony
A Crown colony, also known in the 17th century as royal colony, was a type of colonial administration of the English and later British Empire....
in 1784 and for much of contemporary history the Attorney General oversaw the Department of Justice
Department of Justice (New Brunswick)
The Department of Justice in New Brunswick, a Canadian province was one of the longest running departments in the New Brunswick government. Traditionally headed by the Attorney General, the department was significantly altered on February 14, 2006....
carrying the dual title of Minister of Justice. However this was changed on February 14, 2006 when Premier
Premier of New Brunswick
The Premier of New Brunswick is the first minister for the Canadian province of New Brunswick. They are the province's head of government and de facto chief executive....
Bernard Lord
Bernard Lord
Bernard Lord, ONB, QC, is a Canadian politician and lobbyist. Lord served as the 30th Premier of New Brunswick from 1999 to 2006.-Early life:...
restructured the cabinet. Largely out of necessity, the basic functions of Attorney General were separated from the Justice Department so as to allow Brad Green
Brad Green (politician)
Bradley V. Green, QC is a Canadian lawyer, judge and a former politician in the Province of New Brunswick....
, the only lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
in his caucus
Caucus
A caucus is a meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement, especially in the United States and Canada. As the use of the term has been expanded the exact definition has come to vary among political cultures.-Origin of the term:...
, to take on a larger portfolio. The Department of Justice and Consumer Affairs was established taking over responsibility for "protection of the public interest" from the Attorney General.
On October 3, 2006, Bernard Lord left office and was replaced as Premier by 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...
. Graham named T.J. Burke to be both Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Consumer Affairs, however in legislation to realign government departments passed on March 2, 2007 the Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Justice and Consumer Affairs remained separate entities. A subsequent bill was introduced on December 19, 2007 specifying the role of the Office of the Attorney General as a separate department.http://www.gnb.ca/legis/bill/FILE/56/2/Bill-30-e.htm
Attorneys General (partial list)
| Minister | Term |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Bliss Jonathan Bliss Jonathan Bliss was a lawyer, judge and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented St. John County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1786 to 1792 and from 1796 to 1802.... |
February 2, 1784 - 1809? |
| Ward Chipman Ward Chipman Ward Chipman was a New Brunswick lawyer, judge and political figure. He briefly served as administrator for New Brunswick from 1823 until his death in 1824.-Early life:... (acting) |
November, 1784 - May 15, 1785 |
| Thomas Wetmore Thomas Wetmore Thomas Wetmore was a lawyer and political figure in New Brunswick.He was born in Rye, New York, the son of Timothy Wetmore and Jane Haviland. He came to New Brunswick after the American Revolution in 1783, first settling at Carleton and then Gagetown. Wetmore studied law with Ward Chipman and was... |
July 26, 1809 - March 22, 1828 |
| Robert Parker Robert Parker (judge) Robert Parker was a lawyer, judge and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented St. John County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1826 to 1830.... (acting) |
1828 |
| Charles Jeffery Peters Charles Jeffery Peters Charles Jeffery Peters was a lawyer, judge and politician in New Brunswick.He was born in Hempstead, New York, the son of James Peters, a United Empire Loyalist, and Margaret Lester. Peters came to Nova Scotia with his father in 1783. He studied law with Ward Chipman and was admitted to practice... |
September 7, 1828 - February 3, 1848 |
| Lemuel Allan Wilmot Lemuel Allan Wilmot Lemuel Allan Wilmot was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge.Born in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, the son of William Wilmot and Hannah Bliss, Wilmot was educated at the Fredericton grammar school and at King’s College. He started articling law in 1825, became an attorney in 1830, and was... |
1848 - January 8, 1851 |
| J. A. Street John Ambrose Street John Ambrose Street was a lawyer and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Northumberland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1833 to 1842 and from 1843 to 1856.... |
January 10, 1851 - November 1, 1854 |
| Charles Fisher | November 1, 1854 - May 27, 1861 |
| John Hamilton Gray John Hamilton Gray (New Brunswick politician) John Hamilton Gray, QC was a politician in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada, a jurist, and one of the Fathers of Confederation. He should not be confused with John Hamilton Gray, a Prince Edward Island politician in the same era.Gray was born in St. George's, Bermuda... |
June 21, 1856 - June 1857 |
| A. J. Smith Albert James Smith Sir Albert James Smith, PC, KCMG, QC was a New Brunswick politician and opponent of Canadian confederation... |
April 27, 1861 - October 10, 1862 |
| J. C. Allen John Campbell Allen Sir John Campbell Allen was from 1865–1896 a Supreme court justice of the colonial New Brunswick Supreme Court, serving as Chief Justice of New Brunswick from 1875 to 1896.... |
April 1865 - September 21, 1865 |
| A. J. Smith (2nd time) |
September 21, 1865 - April 14, 1866 |
| A.R. Wetmore Andrew Rainsford Wetmore Andrew Rainsford Wetmore was a New Brunswick politician, jurist, and a member of a prominent United Empire Loyalist family.... |
September 25, 1867 - May 25, 1870 |
| George E. King George E. King George Edwin King was a New Brunswick lawyer, politician, jurist, and the second and fourth Premier of New Brunswick in the Canadian Confederation.... |
May 25, 1870 - February 21, 1871 |
| J. J. Fraser John James Fraser John James Fraser was a New Brunswick lawyer, judge, and politician.John Fraser was born at Beaubears Island, Northumberland County, New Brunswick. He married twice, the first time in 1867 to Martha Cumming. She died in 1871 and in 1884 he married Jane M... |
June 1878 - May 23, 1882 |
| E. McLeod Ezekiel McLeod Ezekiel McLeod, QC, LL.B was a lawyer, judge and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented the City of St. John in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1882 to 1886 and the City of St... |
May 23, 1882 - February 26, 1883 |
| A.G. Blair Andrew George Blair Andrew George Blair, PC, KC was a Canadian politician in New Brunswick, Canada.He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in 1878 after unsuccessful attempts in the previous two elections. Though Blair was a supporter of Sir John A... |
March 3, 1883 - July 17, 1896 |
| John Mitchell John Mitchell -Politics:*John Mitchell *John Mitchel , Irish nationalist*John N. Mitchell , United States Attorney General and Watergate conspirator*John Mitchell , United States Congressman from Pennsylvania... |
July 17, 1896 - October 29, 1897 |
| A. S. White Albert Scott White Albert Scott White was a lawyer and political figure in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada. He represented King's County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1886 to 1903 as a Liberal-Conservative.... |
November 3, 1897 - 1899 |
| H. R. Emmerson Henry Emmerson Henry Robert Emmerson, PC was a New Brunswick lawyer, businessman, politician, and philanthropist.Henry Emmerson was educated at Amherst Academy, Mount Allison Academy, St. Joseph's College, Acadia College and earned a law degree from Boston University. He went on to a lucrative law practice and... |
February 1900 - August 31, 1900 |
| William Pugsley William Pugsley William Pugsley, PC, QC was a politician and lawyer in New Brunswick, Canada.He was born in Sussex, New Brunswick, the son of William Pugsley, of United Empire Loyalist descent, and Frances Jane Hayward. He was educated at the University of New Brunswick. He studied mathematics, classics, and... |
September 1, 1900 - May 31, 1907 |
| C. W. Robinson Clifford William Robinson Clifford William Robinson was a New Brunswick lawyer, businessman and politician, the 12th Premier of New Brunswick.... |
May 31, 1907 - October 28, 1907 |
| H. A. McKeown Harrison A. McKeown Harrison Andrew McKeown was a lawyer, judge and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented St. John City in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1890 to 1895 and from 1899 to 1908 as a Liberal-Conservative. member.He was born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick and educated at... |
October 28, 1907 - March 24, 1908 |
| J. D. Hazen John Douglas Hazen Sir John Douglas Hazen, PC, KCMG was a politician in New Brunswick, Canada.Known by his second name, Douglas, he entered politics in 1885 when he was elected as an alderman in Fredericton, New Brunswick. He became mayor in 1888.Hazen was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative... |
March 24, 1908 - October 10, 1911 |
| W.C.H. Grimmer W.C.H. Grimmer Ward Chipman Hazen Grimmer was a lawyer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Charlotte County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1903 to 1917.... |
October 16, 1911 - January 22, 1914? |
| J. B. M. Baxter John Babington Macaulay Baxter John Babington Macaulay Baxter, PC was a New Brunswick lawyer, jurist and the 19th Premier of the Canadian Province of New Brunswick.... |
December 17, 1914 - April 4, 1917? |
| J. P. Byrne | April 4, 1917 - October 4, 1924? |
| I. C. Rand | October 4, 1924 - September 10, 1925 |
| J.B.M. Baxter (2nd time) |
September 10, 1925 - May 18, 1931 |
| C. D. Richards Charles Dow Richards Charles Dow Richards , born in Southampton, York County, New Brunswick, was a judge and New Brunswick politician.... |
May 18, 1931 - 1933 |
| W. H. Harrison | 1933 - July 16, 1935 |
| John B. McNair John Babbitt McNair John Babbitt McNair, CC was the 23rd premier of the Province of New Brunswick, Canada from 1940 to 1952. He worked as a lawyer, politician and judge.... |
July 16, 1935 – March 13, 1940 |
| John B. McNair (cont'd) | March 13, 1940 - October 8, 1952 |
| William J. West | October 8, 1952 – October 17, 1958 |
| R. G. L. Fairweather Gordon Fairweather Robert Gordon Lee Fairweather, OC, ONB, QC was a lawyer and Canadian politician.Fairweather was born in Rothesay, New Brunswick, the son of J.H.A.L. Fairweather and Agnes C. McKeen. Fairweather was educated at Rothesay Collegiate... |
October 17, 1958 – July 12, 1960 |
| Louis Robichaud Louis Robichaud Louis Joseph Robichaud, PC, CC, QC , popularly known as "Little Louis" or "P'tit-Louis" , was a Canadian lawyer and politician... |
July 12, 1960 – May 13, 1965 |
| Wendell W. Meldrum | May 13, 1965 – April 5, 1966 |
| Bernard A. Jean Bernard A. Jean Bernard A. Jean was a lawyer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Gloucester County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a Liberal member from 1960 to 1970.... |
April 6, 1966 – November 12, 1970 |
| John B. M. Baxter, Jr. John B. M. Baxter, Jr. John Babington Macaulay Baxter, Junior was a politician in New Brunswick, Canada. He served as minister of a variety of portfolios under Premier of New Brunswick Richard Hatfield. His father, John Babington Macaulay Baxter, was premier from 1925 to 1931.- References :... |
November 12, 1970 – December 3, 1974 |
| Paul S. Creaghan | December 3, 1974 – March 16, 1977 |
| Rodman Logan | March 22, 1977 – October 30, 1982 |
| Fernand G. Dubé | October 30, 1982 – October 3, 1985 |
| David Clark | October 3, 1985 – October 27, 1987 |
| James E. Lockyer James E. Lockyer James Edward Lockyer, CD is a Canadian lawyer, law professor, and politician.Lockyer graduated with a BA degree from Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick then earned his law degree at the University of New Brunswick. He went on to London, England to study at the London School of... |
October 27, 1987 – October 9, 1991 |
| Edmond Blanchard Edmond Blanchard Edmond P. Blanchard, QC is a Canadian jurist and former politician.Blanchard studied at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia where he earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1975 and a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1978... |
October 9, 1991 – September 26, 1995 |
| Paul Duffie Paul Duffie Paul Duffie is a former politician, lawyer and judge in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Duffie was born in Neguac, New Brunswick. A graduate of Ricker College in Houlton, Maine with a Bachelor of Science degree and the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, New Brunswick with a law... |
September 26, 1995 – March 20, 1997 |
| Bernard Richard Bernard Richard Bernard Richard is a Canadian social worker, lawyer, and politician in the Province of New Brunswick.... (acting) |
March 20, 1997 – July 23, 1997 |
| James E. Lockyer (2nd time) |
July 23, 1997 – May 14, 1998 |
| Greg Byrne | May 14, 1998 – June 21, 1999 |
| Brad Green Brad Green (politician) Bradley V. Green, QC is a Canadian lawyer, judge and a former politician in the Province of New Brunswick.... |
June 27, 1999* – October 3, 2006 |
| Thomas J. Burke T. J. Burke Thomas James "T.J." Burke QC is a New Brunswick lawyer and politician. Burke was the first Aboriginal who hails from Tobique First Nation selected to a legislature anywhere in Atlantic Canada. He has served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick since 2003 and was a member of the cabinet... |
October 3, 2006 – October 12, 2010 |
| Marie-Claude Blais Marie-Claude Blais 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.- Biography:... |
October 12, 2010 – present |
Department of Health (New Brunswick)
The Department of Health is a part of the Government of New Brunswick. It is charged with administration and delivery of public healthcare in New Brunswick.- History :...
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