A member of the Provincial Cabinet’s Board of Management and Priorities & Planning committees, he also sat on the Legislative Administration Committee, the Select Committee on Energy and served as Chairman of both the Law Amendments Committee and the Select Committee on Gasoline Pricing.
Like many of his Liberal colleagues, Byrne fell victim to the Progressive Conservative sweep in the 1999 election, losing his seat by only 264 votes.
In 2002, he co-chaired the successful leadership bid of Shawn Graham to succeed Thériault.
In 2003, he was elected president of the New Brunswick Liberals and he was re-elected in 2005. Byrne ran and won the riding of Fredericton-Lincoln running as a Liberal candidate in the 2006 election. Following the election, he stepped down as president of the party and was returned to the cabinet as Minister of Business New Brunswick. Minister Responsible for Population Growth, Minister Responsible for Service New Brunswick, Minister Responsible for Red Tape Reduction, and Minister Responsible for Communications New Brunswick.
He was subsequently appointed Minister of Finance, Minister Responsible for the New Brunswick Liquor Corporation, Minister Responsible for the Lotteries and Gaming Commission and Minister Responsible for the New Brunswick Investment Management Corporation.
Byrne failed to regain his seat in the general election of 2010, when the Graham government was defeated by David Alward and the Progressive Conservative Party.
He served as also Chief of Staff in the Office of the Official Opposition and Chief of Staff/Principal Secretary in the Office of the Premier. He is the President and CEO of Clonmore Associates.
Minister of State for Mines & Energy 1997 post was vacant for several months following Doucet's resignation
cont'd into Frenette ministry
May 19, 2023
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This article is about the Canadian politician For the athletic director of the University of Alabama see Greg Byrne athletic director Greg Byrne K C born April 14 1960 in Harvey New Brunswick is a lawyer and former MLA in the province of New Brunswick Canada Greg ByrneMember of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Fredericton LincolnIn office September 18 2006 September 27 2010Preceded byRiding EstablishedSucceeded byCraig LeonardMember of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Fredericton Fort NashwaakIn office September 11 1995 June 7 1999Preceded byRiding EstablishedSucceeded byEric MacKenziePersonal detailsBorn 1960 04 14 April 14 1960 age 63 Harvey New BrunswickPolitical partyLiberalOccupationLawyerByrne was educated at Fredericton High School Saint Thomas University where he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1984 and the University of New Brunswick where he received a Bachelor of Laws in 1987 A Liberal he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 1995 provincial election He joined the cabinet of Frank McKenna in 1997 as Minister responsible for Mines and Energy He resigned from cabinet in 1998 in order to run in the leadership convention to replace McKenna who had resigned later in 1997 Byrne finished second to Camille Theriault at the convention Theriault named Byrne to his cabinet in the roles of Minister of Justice and Attorney General of New Brunswick and Government House Leader A member of the Provincial Cabinet s Board of Management and Priorities amp Planning committees he also sat on the Legislative Administration Committee the Select Committee on Energy and served as Chairman of both the Law Amendments Committee and the Select Committee on Gasoline Pricing Like many of his Liberal colleagues Byrne fell victim to the Progressive Conservative sweep in the 1999 election losing his seat by only 264 votes In 2002 he co chaired the successful leadership bid of Shawn Graham to succeed Theriault In 2003 he was elected president of the New Brunswick Liberals and he was re elected in 2005 Byrne ran and won the riding of Fredericton Lincoln running as a Liberal candidate in the 2006 election Following the election he stepped down as president of the party and was returned to the cabinet as Minister of Business New Brunswick Minister Responsible for Population Growth Minister Responsible for Service New Brunswick Minister Responsible for Red Tape Reduction and Minister Responsible for Communications New Brunswick He was subsequently appointed Minister of Finance Minister Responsible for the New Brunswick Liquor Corporation Minister Responsible for the Lotteries and Gaming Commission and Minister Responsible for the New Brunswick Investment Management Corporation Byrne failed to regain his seat in the general election of 2010 when the Graham government was defeated by David Alward and the Progressive Conservative Party He served as also Chief of Staff in the Office of the Official Opposition and Chief of Staff Principal Secretary in the Office of the Premier He is the President and CEO of Clonmore Associates Sources EditCache of Byrne s bio from the New Brunswick Legislaturehttps ca linkedin com in greg byrne q c 5a48b19 https www aims ca site media aims EventByrneBio pdf https www facebook com gregbyrneNB about work and education https globalnews ca news 7284375 new brunswick election oromocto lincoln fredericton 2020 https www voixfemmesnb voiceswomennb ca content dam gnb Departments petl epft PDF PopGrowth Strategy e pdf https www stu ca alumni alumni awards alumni association award for service 2017 https ca linkedin com in greg byrne q c 5a48b19External links EditGreg Byrne Official WebsiteNew Brunswick provincial government of Shawn GrahamCabinet posts 2 Predecessor Office SuccessorVictor Boudreau Minister of Finance2009 2010 Blaine HiggsKirk MacDonald Minister of Business New Brunswick2006 2009 Victor BoudreauSpecial Cabinet ResponsibilitiesPredecessor Title SuccessorMike Murphy Government House Leader2010 Paul RobichaudBernard Lord Minister responsible for Communications New Brunswick2006 2009 Victor BoudreauDale Graham Minister responsible for Service New Brunswick2006 2009 Victor BoudreauPercy Mockler Minister responsible for thePopulation Growth Secretariat2006 2009Immigration and Repatriation Secretariat until April 2007 Victor BoudreauNew Brunswick provincial government of Camille TheriaultCabinet post 1 Predecessor Office SuccessorJames E Lockyer Minister of Justice and Attorney General1998 1999 Brad GreenSpecial Cabinet ResponsibilitiesPredecessor Title SuccessorNone Minister responsible for Service New Brunswick1998 1999 Bernard LordDoug Tyler Government House Leader1998 1999 Brad GreenNew Brunswick provincial government of Ray FrenetteSpecial Cabinet ResponsibilitiesPredecessor Title Successorcont d from McKenna ministry Minister of State for Mines amp Energy1997 1998designation discontinued NoneNew Brunswick provincial government of Frank McKennaSpecial Cabinet ResponsibilitiesPredecessor Title SuccessorAlbert Doucet Minister of State for Mines amp Energy1997post was vacant for several monthsfollowing Doucet s resignation cont d into Frenette ministry Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Greg Byrne amp oldid 1109336416, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
