Bernard Thériault

Bernard Thériault
Chief of Staff to the
Premier of New Brunswick
In office
October 30, 2006 – October 12, 2010
PremierShawn Graham
Preceded byDoug Tyler
Succeeded byNancy McKay
Minister of Education
Acting
In office
February 6, 1998 – May 14, 1998
PremierRay Frenette
Preceded byBernard Richard
Succeeded byBernard Richard
Minister of Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs
In office
July 21, 1997 – June 21, 1999
PremierFrank McKenna
Ray Frenette
Camille Thériault
Succeeded byBernard Lord
Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture
In office
April 27, 1994 – July 23, 1997
PremierFrank McKenna
Ray Frenette
Preceded byCamille Thériault
Succeeded byDanny Gay
Parliamentary constituencies
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
for Caraquet
In office
October 13, 1987 – 2000
Preceded byEmery Robichaud
Succeeded byGaston Moore (2001)
Personal details
Born (1955-11-12) November 12, 1955 (age 68)
New Brunswick, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Other political
affiliations
Liberal Association

Bernard Thériault (born November 12, 1955) is a politician 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.

2000 Canadian federal election: Acadie—Bathurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Yvon Godin 23,568 46.61 +6.08 $57,177
Liberal Bernard Thériault 20,362 40.27 +4.91 $58,623
Progressive Conservative Alcide Leger 4,321 8.55 -15.56 $36,600
Alliance Jean Gauvin 2,314 4.58 $45,973
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,565 100.00 $63,209
Total rejected ballots 624 1.22 -1.25
Turnout 51,189 75.37 -3.28
Electors on the lists 67,918
  NDP hold Swing +0.59

Sources

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  • "His legislative bio". Archived from the original on April 17, 1999. Retrieved October 12, 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  • News release announcing his appointment as chief of staff Archived October 28, 2006, at the Wayback Machine