Premier of New Brunswick

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The Premier of New Brunswick is the province’s chief executive and political leader, responsible for heading the provincial government and setting its policy agenda.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of government role
political office
appliesToJurisdiction New Brunswick
appointedBy Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
appointedFollowing provincial general election in New Brunswick
appointedOnTheAdviceOf Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
confersWith Cabinet of New Brunswick
country Canada
eligibleFor member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
firstHolder Andrew Rainsford Wetmore
hasPart Office of the Premier of New Brunswick
heads Executive Council of New Brunswick
inception 1867
isChiefExecutiveOf Government of New Brunswick
isPoliticalLeaderOf Province of New Brunswick
jurisdiction Province of New Brunswick
languageOfNativeLabel French
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity New Brunswick
memberOf Council of the Federation
Executive Council of New Brunswick
nativeLabel Premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick
nominatedBy Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
officeCreatedUnder Constitution Act, 1867 (by convention)
Constitutional conventions of Canada
officeHolder Blaine Higgs
officeHoldersNumbering list of premiers of New Brunswick
officeHolderStartTime 2018-11-09
officeType provincial premier
oversees provincial departments and agencies of New Brunswick
partOf Government of New Brunswick
politicalSystem Westminster parliamentary system
linked to: Westminster system
positionHeldInOrganization Government of New Brunswick
represents New Brunswick at First Ministers’ meetings
requiresConfidenceOf Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
residence Fredericton, New Brunswick
linked to: Fredericton
responsibleFor chairing the Executive Council of New Brunswick
introducing major government legislation in the Legislative Assembly
leading the provincial government
overseeing provincial public administration
recommending appointment of cabinet ministers
representing New Brunswick in intergovernmental relations
setting provincial policy agenda
seat Fredericton, New Brunswick
linked to: Fredericton
sharesPowerWith Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
style The Honourable
subordinateTo monarch of Canada (in right of New Brunswick)
termLength at Her Majesty’s pleasure
no fixed term

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New Brunswick headOfGovernmentTitle Premier of New Brunswick
subject linked to: New Brunswick, Canada
Premier of Quebec equivalentOffice Premier of New Brunswick
New Brunswick headOfGovernmentTitle Premier of New Brunswick
Government of New Brunswick headOfGovernment Premier of New Brunswick
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick appoints Premier of New Brunswick
Premier of New Brunswick nativeLabel Premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick
linked to: Premier of New Brunswick