Bernard Thériault

Bernard Thériault (born November 12, 1955) is a political figure in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. He became chief of staff to Premier of New Brunswick Shawn Graham on October 30, 2006.

Thériault was employed from 1978 to 1987 as curator and historian at the Acadian Historic Village in Caraquet, New Brunswick, his hometown.

He was elected as a Liberal to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 1987 election and was re-elected in 1991, 1995 and 1999. He joined the cabinet in 1994 as Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture. In 1997, he became Minister of Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs a post he held until the defeat of the Liberal government in the 1999 election. He also served as acting Minister of Education in 1998 while Bernard Richard stepped down from the post to seek the Liberal leadership.

He served briefly in opposition following the 1999 election before resigning in 2000 to run for the Liberal Party of Canada in the 2000 federal election. He was defeated by incumbent New Democratic Member of Parliament Yvon Godin in the riding of Acadie—Bathurst.

Following his election defeat, he began to work for the federal civil service from 2000 to 2006. On October 12, 2006 it was announced that he would be leaving his federal post to become chief of staff to the new Liberal premier Shawn Graham effective October 30, 2006.

New Brunswick Provincial Government of Camille Thériault
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor	Office	Successor
himself in Frenette government	Minister of Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs 1998–1999 Green was Minister responsible for Aboriginal Affairs Lord was Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs	Brad Green and Bernard Lord
New Brunswick Provincial Government of Ray Frenette
Cabinet posts (2)
Predecessor	Office	Successor
Bernard Richard	Minister of Education 1998 (acting)	Bernard Richard
himself in McKenna government	Minister of Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs 1997–1998	himself in Thériault government
New Brunswick Provincial Government of Frank McKenna
Cabinet posts (2)
Predecessor	Office	Successor
Ray Frenette	Minister of Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs 1997	himself in Frenette government
Camille Thériault	Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture 1994–1997	Danny Gay
Other offices
Preceded by Emery Robichaud	Member of the New Brunswick Legislature for Caraquet 1987–2000	Succeeded by Gaston Moore

Sources

• "His legislative bio". Archived from the original on 1999-04-17. Retrieved 2006-10-12.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
• News release announcing his appointment as chief of staff