Greg Byrne

Greg Byrne, Q.C. (born April 14, 1960 in Harvey, New Brunswick) is a lawyer and former MLA in the province of New Brunswick, Canada.

Greg Byrne
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
for Fredericton-Lincoln
In office
September 18, 2006  September 27, 2010
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byCraig Leonard
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
for Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak
In office
September 11, 1995  June 7, 1999
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byEric MacKenzie
Personal details
Born (1960-04-14) April 14, 1960
Harvey, New Brunswick
Political partyLiberal
OccupationLawyer

Byrne 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 Thériault at the convention. Thériault 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 & 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.

Sources

New Brunswick provincial government of Shawn Graham
Cabinet posts (2)
Predecessor Office Successor
Victor Boudreau Minister of Finance
20092010
Blaine Higgs
Kirk MacDonald Minister of Business New Brunswick
20062009
Victor Boudreau
Special Cabinet Responsibilities
Predecessor Title Successor
Mike Murphy Government House Leader
2010
Paul Robichaud
Bernard Lord Minister responsible for Communications New Brunswick
20062009
Victor Boudreau
Dale Graham Minister responsible for Service New Brunswick
20062009
Victor Boudreau
Percy Mockler Minister responsible for the
Population Growth Secretariat

20062009
Immigration and Repatriation Secretariat until April 2007
Victor Boudreau
New Brunswick provincial government of Camille Thériault
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor Office Successor
James E. Lockyer Minister of Justice and Attorney General
1998–1999
Brad Green
Special Cabinet Responsibilities
Predecessor Title Successor
None Minister responsible for Service New Brunswick
1998–1999
Bernard Lord
Doug Tyler Government House Leader
1998–1999
Brad Green
New Brunswick provincial government of Ray Frenette
Special Cabinet Responsibilities
Predecessor Title Successor
cont'd from McKenna ministry Minister of State for Mines & Energy
1997–1998
designation discontinued
None
New Brunswick provincial government of Frank McKenna
Special Cabinet Responsibilities
Predecessor Title Successor
Albert Doucet Minister of State for Mines & Energy
1997
post was vacant for several months
following Doucet's resignation
cont'd into Frenette ministry
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