Rose-May Poirier

Rose-May Poirier
Poirier speaking with Andrew Scheer in 2017
Canadian Senator
for Saint-Louis-de-Kent, New Brunswick
Assumed office
February 28, 2010
Nominated byStephen Harper
Appointed byMichaëlle Jean
Minister responsible for Human Resources
In office
June 9, 2003 – September 18, 2006
PremierBernard Lord
Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
for Rogersville-Kouchibouguac
In office
June 21, 1999 – February 27, 2010
Preceded byKenneth Johnson
Succeeded byBertrand LeBlanc
Personal details
Born (1954-03-02) March 2, 1954 (age 70)
Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada
Political partyConservative (Federal)
Other political
affiliations
Progressive Conservative (Provincial)

Rose-May Poirier (born March 2, 1954) is a Canadian politician from New Brunswick. She has been a member of the Senate of Canada since February 28, 2010. Previously, she served as member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Rogersville-Kouchibouguac from 1999 to 2010 and municipal councillor in Saint-Louis-de-Kent from 1993 to 1999.

A Progressive Conservative, she was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 1999 provincial election defeating Liberal candidate Maurice Richard by just over 100 votes – the closest result of the election. She faced Richard again in the 2003 election and defeated him by 321 votes.

Poirier joined the New Brunswick cabinet following the 2003 election as minister responsible for the Office of Human Resources and retained that post until a cabinet shuffle in early 2006 when she became Minister of Local Government and Minister responsible for Aboriginal Affairs.

She was re-elected in 2006 in which her party's government was defeated and went into opposition.

On January 29, 2010, she was appointed to fill a vacant New Brunswick seat in the Canadian Senate by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.[1] Her appointment became effective February 28, 2010.[2] Unlike the other four senators named on January 29, Poirier's appointment was delayed a month so that the government of New Brunswick would not have to call a by-election to replace her just months before the 2010 provincial election.[3]

References

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New Brunswick provincial government of Bernard Lord
Cabinet posts (2)
Predecessor Office Successor
Trevor Holder Minister of Local Government
2006
Holder served as Minister of Environment and Local Government
Victor Boudreau
Rodney Weston Minister of Human Resources
2003–2006
Weston served as Minister responsible for Human Resources
Dale Graham
Special Cabinet Responsibilities
Predecessor Title Successor
Brad Green Minister responsible for Aboriginal Affairs
2006
Ed Doherty