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 Executive Council of New Brunswick
surface form: 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 New Brunswick, Canada
surface form: Province of New Brunswick
jurisdiction New Brunswick, Canada
surface form: Province of New Brunswick
languageOfNativeLabel French
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity New Brunswick
memberOf Council of the Federation
Executive Council of New Brunswick
nativeLabel Premier of New Brunswick self-linksurface differs
surface form: Premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick
nominatedBy Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
officeCreatedUnder Constitution Act, 1867
surface form: 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 system
surface form: Westminster parliamentary system
positionHeldInOrganization Government of New Brunswick
represents New Brunswick at First Ministers’ meetings
requiresConfidenceOf Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
residence Fredericton
surface form: Fredericton, New Brunswick
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
surface form: Fredericton, New Brunswick
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, Canada headOfGovernmentTitle Premier of New Brunswick
subject surface form: New Brunswick
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 of New Brunswick self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick