Donald Arseneault
Donald Arseneault (born in Dalhousie, New Brunswick) is a New Brunswick politician. He is the former member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for the riding of Dalhousie-Restigouche East.
Donald Arseneault | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Campbellton-Dalhousie Dalhousie-Restigouche East (2003-2014) | |
| In office June 9, 2003 – November 30, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Dennis Furlong |
| Succeeded by | Guy Arseneault |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dalhousie, New Brunswick |
| Political party | Liberal |
At the time one of the youngest members of the legislature, Arseneault worked in the civil service before being elected in the 2003 election. He was named to the opposition shadow cabinet following the election as critic for both the Office of Human Resources and the Department of Intergovernmental and International Relations. He was elected caucus chair in 2004 and was shuffled to be critic for tourism in early 2005.
He was re-elected in 2006 and his party formed the government and he became Minister of Natural Resources. He also chairs a cabinet committee on forestry issues consisting of fellow ministers Victor Boudreau, Greg Byrne and Jack Keir. On 12 November 2008, he became minister of post-secondary education, training and labour.[1]
In the Brian Gallant government, which won the 2014 New Brunswick general election, he was named the Minister of Energy and Mines.[2]
After being shuffled out of Cabinet on September 5, 2017, Arseneault came under fire a month later when he accepted the government relations manager for Canada's Building Trades Unions and announced he would simultaneously hold his seat as a Member of the Legislative Assembly. Although he was cleared by Integrity commissioner Alexandre Deschênes, who warned him that while there were things he should avoid doing whilst holding the job, nothing in the law prevented him from taking it. As a result of the controversy and given an ultimatum by Premier Brian Gallant, Arseneault announced he would resign as an MLA, effective November 30, 2017.[3][4]
Sources
- ^ Derwin Gowan, Cabinet committee will tackle forestry issues, Telegraph-Journal. Page A2, October 12, 2006.
References
| New Brunswick Provincial Government of Shawn Graham | ||
| Cabinet posts (2) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Ed Doherty | Minister of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour 2008–2010 |
Martine Coulombe |
| Keith Ashfield | Minister of Natural Resources 2006–2008 |
Wally Stiles |
| Special Cabinet Responsibilities | ||
| Predecessor | Title | Successor |
| Dale Graham | Deputy Premier of New Brunswick 2006–2010 |
Paul Robichaud |
| Roland Haché | Minister responsible for the Northern New Brunswick Initiative 2009–2010 |
none |
| Preceded by Scott Targett |
Chair of the Liberal caucus 2004–2006 |
Succeeded by Rick Miles |
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