Roy Boudreau, is a former teacher

Teacher

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 and a 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...

 politician

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. He is the current member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

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 for the riding of Campbellton-Restigouche Centre

Campbellton-Restigouche Centre

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Boudreau was educated at the New Brunswick Teachers’ College and the Université de Moncton

Université de Moncton

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, receiving a B. Ed.

Bachelor of Education

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 from the latter institution. He was a teacher for 33 years, the latter years of which he was a vice-principal and principal. He was elected to Campbellton city council

City council

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 in 2001 after an unsuccessful bid in 1998.

A Liberal

New Brunswick Liberal Association

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, he was elected to the legislature in 2003

New Brunswick general election, 2003

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 for the district of Campbellton. He served in the opposition shadow cabinet

Shadow Cabinet

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 at various times as critic for Department of Tourism and Parks, the Culture and Sport Secretariat, the anglophone

English language

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 section of the Department of Education

Department of Education (New Brunswick)

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 and the Department of Family & Community Services

Department of Family and Community Services (New Brunswick)

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.

He was re-elected to the slightly altered

New Brunswick electoral redistribution, 2006

The New Brunswick electoral redistribution of 2006 was undertaken as a result of legislation introduced by Bernard Lord, the Premier of New Brunswick, Canada, on June 9, 2005...

 district of Campbellton-Restigouche Centre in the 2006 election

New Brunswick general election, 2006

The 36th New Brunswick general election was held on September 18, 2006, to elect 55 members to the 56th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada....

 in which his Liberal Party formed the government. He was named deputy speaker on October 16, 2006 and elected speaker

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on November 27, 2007.