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The '''[[Executive Council (Commonwealth countries)|Executive Council]] of [[New Brunswick]]''' (informally and more commonly, the '''Cabinet of New Brunswick''') is the [[Cabinet (government)|cabinet]] of that [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]].
The '''[[Executive Council (Commonwealth countries)|Executive Council]] of [[New Brunswick]]''' ({{lang-fr|Conseil exécutif du Nouveau-Brunswick}}), informally and more commonly, the '''Cabinet of New Brunswick''' ({{lang-fr|Cabinet du Nouveau-Brunswick}}), is the [[Cabinet (government)|Cabinet]] of the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[New Brunswick]].


Almost always made up of members of the [[Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick]], the Cabinet is similar in structure and role to the [[Cabinet of Canada]] while being smaller in size. As federal and provincial responsibilities differ there are a number of different portfolios between the federal and provincial governments.
Almost always made up of members of the [[Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick]], though not necessarily so, New Brunswick's Cabinet is similar in structure and role to the federal [[Cabinet of Canada]], while being smaller in size. As federal and provincial responsibilities and areas of jurisdiction differ, there are a number of different portfolios between the federal and provincial governments. For example, education being a provincial domain, New Brunswick has a Minister of Education, while the federal Cabinet would not.


The [[Lieutenant-Governors of New Brunswick|Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick]], as representative of the [[Monarchy in New Brunswick|Queen in Right of New Brunswick]], appoints the council which advises him on the governance of the province, and is referred to as the [[Queen-in-Council|Lieutenant-Governor in Council]]. Members of the Cabinet, who advise, or [[Minister (government)|minister]], the viceroy, are recommended by the [[Premier of New Brunswick]] and appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor. Most cabinet ministers are the head of a [[Ministry (government department)|ministry]], but this is not always the case.
The [[Lieutenant-Governors of New Brunswick|Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick]], as representative of the [[Monarchy in New Brunswick|King in Right of New Brunswick]], appoints the Premier and the Executive Council of whichever party forms government in a given legislature, which exists to advise him or her on the governance of the Province.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Executive Council Act |url=https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cs/2011,%20c.152 |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=laws.gnb.ca}}</ref> The term [[Queen-in-Council|"Lieutenant-Governor in Council]]" refers to the Lieutenant-Governor acting on the recommendations of Cabinet, though he or she has no real decision-making authority. Members of the Executive Council, called Cabinet Ministers, are appointed on the recommendation of the Premier, at whose pleasure they serve, and each oversees a certain area of the provincial government, called a "portfolio". Some Ministers head entire government departments ("Minister of ..."), while others are responsible for parts of departments or cross-government initiatives ("Minister responsible for ...").


The Cabinet meets on a weekly basis during the fall, winter and spring, and a monthly basis during the summer, at which Ministers and the Premier discuss policy matters and the governance of the Province. Such meetings are confidential, under the principle of "[[Cabinet collective responsibility|Cabinet confidentiality]]", and Ministers must agree to present a united front based on whichever decision is taken. Government departments will often bring proposals to Cabinet for direction or approval (for example, to draft a Bill or enter into an agreement), on which Cabinet will issue a decision and, where applicable, provide a recommendation to the Lieutenant-Governor for issuing an Order-in-Council.
As at the federal level the most important Cabinet post after that of the leader is Minister of Finance. Today the next most powerful position is certainly the health portfolio which has a vast budget and is of central political import. Other powerful porfolios include Education, Family & Community Services, Natural Resources and Transportation.

There are currently two committees within the Cabinet: Policy and Priorities Board, which studies strategic and policy matters and is chaired by the Premier, and Treasury Board, which studies financial and administrative matters and is chaired by the Minister of Finance. The two committees may also hold a joint meeting. There was previously a COVID-19 Cabinet Committee, which, uniquely, included members from all parties in the [[Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick|New Brunswick Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 12, 2020 |title=New cabinet committee on novel coronavirus appointed |url=https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/executive_council/news/news_release.2020.03.0113.html |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=www2.gnb.ca |language=en}}</ref> However, in late 2021, committee members from the Green and Liberal Parties quit the committee over a controversy in which the provincial government had issued an emergency order forcing striking healthcare workers back to work.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Liberal, Green leaders withdraw from COVID commitee as striking health-care workers forced back - New Brunswick |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/8354024/liberal-green-leaders-withdraw-covid-committee/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=Global News |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Current Cabinet==
==Current Cabinet==
The current cabinet is led by [[Premier of New Brunswick|Premier]] [[Brian Gallant]].
The current Cabinet is led by [[Premier of New Brunswick|Premier]] [[Blaine Higgs]]. The governing party is the [[Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick|Progressive Conservatives]].


{| cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2" | Lieutenant governor
! Since
|-
| colspan="2" | [[Brenda Murphy]]
| September 8, 2019
|-
! Minister
! Minister
! Portfolio
! Portfolio
! Since
! Since
|-
|-
|rowspan=6|[[Brian Gallant]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Blaine Higgs]]
|Premier of New Brunswick
| Premier of New Brunswick
|rowspan=4|2014
| rowspan=2 |November 9, 2018
|-
|-
|President of the Executive Council
| President of the Executive Council
|-
|-
|Minister responsible for Innovation
| Minister responsible for Intergovernmental Affairs
| September 12, 2019<ref>Government of New Brunswick, Executive Council Office. Order-in-Council 2019-173. "Under section 2 of the Executive Council Act, the Lieutenant- Governor in Council appoints under the Great Seal of the Province, the Honourable Blaine Higgs, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, effective September 12, 2019."</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan=3 | [[Ted Flemming (politician)|Hugh John (Ted) Flemming]]
|Minister responsible for Women’s Equality
| Minister of Justice
| rowspan=2 | September 29, 2020
|-
|-
| Attorney General
|Minister responsible for the Premier’s Council of Disabilities
|2016
|-
|-
| Minister of Natural Resources and Energy Development
|Attorney General of New Brunswick
| June 6, 2024
|2018
|-
|-
| [[Kris Austin]]
|rowspan=4|[[Stephen Horsman]]
| Minister of Public Safety
|Deputy Premier of New Brunswick
| October 13, 2022
|rowspan=2|2014
|-
|-
| [[Richard Ames (Canadian politician)|Richard Ames]]
|Minister responsible for Military Affairs
| Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure
| June 27, 2023
|-
|-
| [[Margaret Johnson (politician)|Margaret Johnson]]
|Minister of Families and Children
| Minister of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries
|2016
| September 29, 2020
|-
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[Jill Green (politician)|Jill Green]]
|Minister responsible for Poverty Reduction and the Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation
| Minister of Social Development
|2018
| rowspan=2 |June 27, 2023
|-
|-
| Minister responsible for New Brunswick Housing Corporation
|rowspan=2|[[Denis Landry]]
|Minister of Justice and Public Safety
|2016
|-
|-
| [[Bill Hogan]]
|Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure
| Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development
|2018
| October 13, 2022
|-
|-
| [[Ernie Steeves]]
|rowspan=3|[[Brian Kenny (politician)|Brian Kenny]]
|Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development
| Minister of Finance and Treasury Board
| November 9, 2018
|2016
|-
|-
| rowspan=4 | [[Greg Turner (politician)|Greg Turner]]
|Minister responsible for Official Languages
| Minister of Post-secondary Education, Training and Labour
|2017
| rowspan=2 |February 2, 2024
|-
|-
| Minister responsible for Immigration
|Deputy Government House Leader
|2018
|-
|-
| Minister responsible for Economic Development and Small Business
|rowspan=5|[[Roger Melanson]]
| rowspan=2 | June 27, 2023
|President of the Treasury Board
|2014
|-
|-
|Minister responsible for Trade Policy
| Minister responsible for Opportunities NB
|2016
|-
|-
| rowspan=2 |[[Réjean Savoie]]
|Minister of Post-Secondary Education
| Minister responsible for the Regional Development Corporation
|rowspan=2|2017
| October 13, 2022
|-
|-
|Minister responsible for Aboriginal Affairs
| Minister of Indigenous Affairs
| June 6, 2024
|-
|-
| rowspan=3 | [[Glen Savoie]]
|Minister of Energy and Resource Development
| Minister of Local Government
|2018
| June 27, 2023
|-
|-
| Minister of Environment and Climate Change
|rowspan=5|[[Francine Landry]]
| May 8, 2024
|Minister responsible for La Francophonie
|2014
|-
|-
|Minister of Economic Development
| Minister responsible for la Francophonie
| February 21, 2020
|rowspan=2|2016
|-
|-
| [[Bruce Fitch]]
|Minister responsible for Opportunities New Brunswick
| Minister of Health
| July 15, 2022
|-
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[Mary Wilson (politician)|Mary Wilson]]
|Minister responsible for the Northern Fund
| Minister of Service New Brunswick
|rowspan=2|2018
| rowspan=2 | September 29, 2020
|-
|-
|Minister responsible for Intergovernmental Affairs
| Minister responsible for Military Affairs
|-
|-
| [[Tammy Scott-Wallace]]
|rowspan=3|[[Cathy Rogers (politician)|Cathy Rogers]]
|Minister of Finance
| Minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture
| September 29, 2020
|rowspan=2|2016
|-
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[Sherry Wilson]]
|Minister responsible for Literacy
| Minister responsible for Women's Equality
| rowspan=2 | June 27, 2023
|-
|-
|Minister responsible for the Regional Development Cooperation
| Minister responsible for Addictions and Mental Health Services
|2018
|-
|-
| [[Kathy Bockus]]
|rowspan=4|[[Lisa Harris (politician)|Lisa Harris]]
|Minister of Seniors and Long-Term Care
| Minister responsible for Seniors
| June 27, 2023
|rowspan=2|2016
|-
|Minister responsible for Celtic Affairs
|-
|Minister responsible for the Miramichi Fund
|rowspan=2|2018
|-
|Government House Leader
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Benoît Bourque]]
|Minister of Health
|2017
|-
|Minister of Aquaculture and Fisheries
|rowspan=2|2018
|-
|Minister responsible for Service New Brunswick
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Andrew Harvey (politician)|Andrew Harvey]]
|Minister of Agriculture, Mines, and Rural Affairs
|2017
|-
|Minister of Environment and Local Government
|2018
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Gilles LePage]]
|Minister of Labour, Employment, and Population Growth
|2017
|-
|Minister of Tourism, Heritage, and Culture
|2018
|}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2023.06.0316.html Cabinet as of June 27, 2023]
*[https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2020.09.0498.html Cabinet as of September 29, 2020]
*[https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/executive_council/news/news_release.2020.02.0071.html Cabinet as of February 21, 2020]
*[https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2018.11.1269.html Cabinet as of November 9, 2018]
*[https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2018.10.1219.html Cabinet as of October 5, 2018]
*[https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/premier/news/news_release.2018.05.0534.html Cabinet as of May 11, 2018]
*[http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2017.09.1174.html Cabinet as of September 5, 2017]
*[http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2017.09.1174.html Cabinet as of September 5, 2017]
*[http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2016.06.0502.html Cabinet as of June 6, 2016]
*[http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2016.06.0502.html Cabinet as of June 6, 2016]
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*[http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/news/pre/2010e0002pr.htm Cabinet as of January 4, 2010]
*[http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/news/pre/2010e0002pr.htm Cabinet as of January 4, 2010]
*[http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/news/ex/2009e0884ex.htm Cabinet as of June 22, 2009]
*[http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/news/ex/2009e0884ex.htm Cabinet as of June 22, 2009]
*[http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/news/ex/2008e1667ex.htm Cabinet as of November 12, 2008]
*[http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/news/ex/2008e1667ex.htm Cabinet as of November 12, 2008] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625081654/http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/news/ex/2008e1667ex.htm |date=June 25, 2018 }}
*[http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/news/pre/2007e1402pr.htm Cabinet as of October 31, 2007]
*[http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/news/pre/2007e1402pr.htm Cabinet as of October 31, 2007]
*[http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/news/pre/2006e1223ex.htm Cabinet as of October 3, 2006]
*[http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/news/pre/2006e1223ex.htm Cabinet as of October 3, 2006] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220133524/http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/news/pre/2006e1223ex.htm |date=February 20, 2012 }}
*[http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/news/pre/2006e0148pr.htm Cabinet as of February 14, 2006]
*[http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/news/pre/2006e0148pr.htm Cabinet as of February 14, 2006] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061015234200/http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/news/pre/2006e0148pr.htm |date=October 15, 2006 }}
*[http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/news/ex/2003e0587ex.htm Cabinet as of June 27, 2003]
*[http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/news/ex/2003e0587ex.htm Cabinet as of June 27, 2003]
*[http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/news/pre/2001e0986pr.htm Cabinet as of October 9, 2001]
*[http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/news/pre/2001e0986pr.htm Cabinet as of October 9, 2001]
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Executive Council of New Brunswick
Agency overview
JurisdictionNew Brunswick
Agency executives
Parent departmentGovernment of New Brunswick

The Executive Council of New Brunswick (French: Conseil exécutif du Nouveau-Brunswick), informally and more commonly, the Cabinet of New Brunswick (French: Cabinet du Nouveau-Brunswick), is the Cabinet of the Canadian province of New Brunswick.

Almost always made up of members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, though not necessarily so, New Brunswick's Cabinet is similar in structure and role to the federal Cabinet of Canada, while being smaller in size. As federal and provincial responsibilities and areas of jurisdiction differ, there are a number of different portfolios between the federal and provincial governments. For example, education being a provincial domain, New Brunswick has a Minister of Education, while the federal Cabinet would not.

The Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, as representative of the King in Right of New Brunswick, appoints the Premier and the Executive Council of whichever party forms government in a given legislature, which exists to advise him or her on the governance of the Province.[1] The term "Lieutenant-Governor in Council" refers to the Lieutenant-Governor acting on the recommendations of Cabinet, though he or she has no real decision-making authority. Members of the Executive Council, called Cabinet Ministers, are appointed on the recommendation of the Premier, at whose pleasure they serve, and each oversees a certain area of the provincial government, called a "portfolio". Some Ministers head entire government departments ("Minister of ..."), while others are responsible for parts of departments or cross-government initiatives ("Minister responsible for ...").

The Cabinet meets on a weekly basis during the fall, winter and spring, and a monthly basis during the summer, at which Ministers and the Premier discuss policy matters and the governance of the Province. Such meetings are confidential, under the principle of "Cabinet confidentiality", and Ministers must agree to present a united front based on whichever decision is taken. Government departments will often bring proposals to Cabinet for direction or approval (for example, to draft a Bill or enter into an agreement), on which Cabinet will issue a decision and, where applicable, provide a recommendation to the Lieutenant-Governor for issuing an Order-in-Council.

There are currently two committees within the Cabinet: Policy and Priorities Board, which studies strategic and policy matters and is chaired by the Premier, and Treasury Board, which studies financial and administrative matters and is chaired by the Minister of Finance. The two committees may also hold a joint meeting. There was previously a COVID-19 Cabinet Committee, which, uniquely, included members from all parties in the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly.[2] However, in late 2021, committee members from the Green and Liberal Parties quit the committee over a controversy in which the provincial government had issued an emergency order forcing striking healthcare workers back to work.[3]

Current Cabinet

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The current Cabinet is led by Premier Blaine Higgs. The governing party is the Progressive Conservatives.

Lieutenant governor Since
Brenda Murphy September 8, 2019
Minister Portfolio Since
Blaine Higgs Premier of New Brunswick November 9, 2018
President of the Executive Council
Minister responsible for Intergovernmental Affairs September 12, 2019[4]
Hugh John (Ted) Flemming Minister of Justice September 29, 2020
Attorney General
Minister of Natural Resources and Energy Development June 6, 2024
Kris Austin Minister of Public Safety October 13, 2022
Richard Ames Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure June 27, 2023
Margaret Johnson Minister of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries September 29, 2020
Jill Green Minister of Social Development June 27, 2023
Minister responsible for New Brunswick Housing Corporation
Bill Hogan Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development October 13, 2022
Ernie Steeves Minister of Finance and Treasury Board November 9, 2018
Greg Turner Minister of Post-secondary Education, Training and Labour February 2, 2024
Minister responsible for Immigration
Minister responsible for Economic Development and Small Business June 27, 2023
Minister responsible for Opportunities NB
Réjean Savoie Minister responsible for the Regional Development Corporation October 13, 2022
Minister of Indigenous Affairs June 6, 2024
Glen Savoie Minister of Local Government June 27, 2023
Minister of Environment and Climate Change May 8, 2024
Minister responsible for la Francophonie February 21, 2020
Bruce Fitch Minister of Health July 15, 2022
Mary Wilson Minister of Service New Brunswick September 29, 2020
Minister responsible for Military Affairs
Tammy Scott-Wallace Minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture September 29, 2020
Sherry Wilson Minister responsible for Women's Equality June 27, 2023
Minister responsible for Addictions and Mental Health Services
Kathy Bockus Minister responsible for Seniors June 27, 2023

References

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  1. ^ "Executive Council Act". laws.gnb.ca. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  2. ^ "New cabinet committee on novel coronavirus appointed". www2.gnb.ca. March 12, 2020. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  3. ^ "Liberal, Green leaders withdraw from COVID commitee as striking health-care workers forced back - New Brunswick". Global News. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  4. ^ Government of New Brunswick, Executive Council Office. Order-in-Council 2019-173. "Under section 2 of the Executive Council Act, the Lieutenant- Governor in Council appoints under the Great Seal of the Province, the Honourable Blaine Higgs, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, effective September 12, 2019."
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