Victor Boudreau

Victor E. Boudreau (born May 3, 1970) is a New Brunswick politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 2014 to 2018, representing the ridings of Shediac-Cap-Pelé and Shediac-Beaubassin-Cap-Pelé for the New Brunswick Liberal Association, and was the Leader of the Opposition in the legislature.[1]

Victor Boudreau
Minister of Health
In office October 7, 2014 – September 5, 2017
Premier	Brian Gallant
Preceded by	Ted Flemming
Succeeded by	Benoît Bourque
Leader of the Opposition
In office November 10, 2010 – April 30, 2013
Preceded by	David Alward
Succeeded by	Brian Gallant
Minister of Finance
In office October 3, 2006 – June 22, 2009
Premier	Shawn Graham
Preceded by	Jeannot Volpé
Succeeded by	Greg Byrne
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Shediac-Cap-Pelé
In office October 4, 2004 – September 22, 2014
Preceded by	Bernard Richard
Succeeded by	riding redistributed
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Shediac-Beaubassin-Cap-Pelé
In office September 22, 2014 – September 24, 2018
Preceded by	first member
Succeeded by	Jacques LeBlanc
Personal details
Born	May 3, 1970
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Michelle Arsenault

Biography

Boudreau was recruited to the Liberal Party in 1989 by Dominic LeBlanc and he attended the 1990 federal Liberal leadership convention to support Jean Chrétien. Chrétien, who was then without a seat in the House of Commons of Canada, ran in a by-election in Boudreau's riding of Beauséjour.

Following this initial engagement, Boudreau became very active in politics. He served as president of the Young Liberals and then worked for Fernand Robichaud when he was a member of the Cabinet of Canada and for Bernard Richard—his predecessor as MLA for Shediac-Cap-Pelé—when he was in the New Brunswick cabinet

Prior to his election to the legislature, he worked as village administrator of Cap-Pelé.[2]

Career as legislator

He was elected to the legislature in a by-election on October 4, 2004 to replace Bernard Richard, who had resigned to become the provincial ombudsman. Boudreau role of Health & Wellness critic in the shadow cabinet shortly after his election.

Graham ministry

He was re-elected in 2006 and took on the role of finance minister in the cabinet of Shawn Graham.[2] Boudreau was given several additional responsibilities, both ministerial and non-ministerial.

Back in opposition

Following the Liberal party's defeat in the 2010 election, Boudreau was named interim leader of the party on November 10, 2010 after Graham stepped down.[1] Brian Gallant was elected leader of the party on October 27, 2012, and assumed the role of opposition leader when he won the district of Kent in a by-election on April 15, 2013.

Gallant ministry

He was named Minister of Health by Premier-elect Brian Gallant on 7 October 2014.[3] He chaired the Strategic Program Review,[4] which was designed to solve a large gap, between $485 million and $600 million in the account books of the province.[5][6]

References

1. "N.B. Liberals name ex-minister as interim leader" Archived 2010-11-13 at the Wayback Machine. CTV News, November 20, 2010.
2. Mary Moszynski, New N.B. finance minister called hard worker, with strong people skills: Victor Boudreau viewed as well-liked rising star in Liberal circles. Times & Transcript, Page A6, October 10, 2006.
3. cbc.ca: "Brian Gallant unveils his 13-person Liberal cabinet", 7 Oct 2014
4. gnb.ca: "Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick - MLA Bios - 58th Legislature - Hon. Victor Boudreau"
5. cbc.ca: "Victor Boudreau gives last chance to weigh in on budget cuts", 11 Jan 2016
6. cbc.ca: "Victor Boudreau pushing to save $600M in program review", 15 Jan 2016

External links

• Hon. Victor Boudreau