Daniel Guitard
Daniel Guitard (born 1 October 1959) is a Canadian politician, who is the mayor-elect of Belle-Baie, New Brunswick, and was formerly Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2014 provincial election.[1] He represented the electoral district of Restigouche-Chaleur as a member of the Liberal Party. On October 23, 2018, members of the assembly selected Guitard to serve as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick.[2][3] On October 11, 2022, he announced his resignation due to his plans to run for mayor of the newly-created municipality of Belle-Baie.[4] He would end up being successful. He was previously mayor of Pointe-Verte, New Brunswick.[5]
Daniel Guitard | |
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Mayor of Belle-Baie | |
Assumed office January 1, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Position created |
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick | |
In office October 23, 2018 – October 7, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Chris Collins |
Succeeded by | Bill Oliver |
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Restigouche-Chaleur | |
In office September 22, 2014 – November 27, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Roland Haché |
Succeeded by | Marco LeBlanc |
Personal details | |
Born | Pointe-Verte, New Brunswick | 1 October 1959
Political party | Liberal |
He was born in Pointe-Verte, New Brunswick.[6]
References
- "New Brunswick Votes 2014: Restigouche-Chaleur". CBC News, September 23, 2014.
- "New Brunswick's Liberal government seeks 'common ground' in throne speech to divided legislature".
- "N.B. Liberals seek 'common ground' in throne speech to divided legislature - New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca".
- "Liberal MLA Daniel Guitard confirms resignation, plans mayoral run". CBC News, October 11, 2022.
- "Liberal MLA Daniel Guitard confirms resignation, plans mayoral run". CBC. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- "Daniel Guitard: MLA, Restigouche-Chaleur". Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. Retrieved 14 April 2018.