The
Executive Council
of New
Brunswick
(informally and more commonly, the Cabinet of New
Brunswick) is the cabinet of that Canadian
province.
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.
The
Lieutenant-Governor of New
Brunswick, as representative of the
Queen in Right of New Brunswick,
appoints the council which advises him on the governance of the
province, and is referred to as the
Lieutenant-Governor in Council. Members of
the Cabinet, who advise, or
minister, the vice-regal, are
recommended by the
Premier of
New Brunswick and appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor. Most
cabinet ministers are the head of a
ministry, but this is not
always the case.
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.
Current Cabinet
The current cabinet is led by
Premier Shawn Graham and was sworn-in on October 3,
2006. It has been modified by three major
cabinet shuffles - on October 31, 2007,
November 12, 2008 and June 22, 2009 - as well as on January 17,
2008,
Roly MacIntyre left the
cabinet, two existing ministers took on his portfolios on an acting
basis, and July 24, 2009 when
T.
J. Burke left
the cabinet and was replaced by
Rick
Miles.
[84374] A change in the title of one of the
members (from Family and Community Services to Social Development)
occurred on December 18, 2007.
[84375]
Ministers' names are listed in the order their departments appear
in the
Executive Council Act (New Brunswick).
and Minister responsible
Housing
and Minister responsible for
Aboriginal
Affairs
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