Geburtsdatum | Montag, 31. Mai 1954 |
Todesdatum | Freitag, 27. Juni 2014 |
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Beschreibung | Edmond P. Blanchard QC (May 31, 1954 – June 27, 2014) was a Canadian jurist and politician. Blanchard was born in Atholville, New Brunswick. He studied at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia where he earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1975 and a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1978. He practised law in Campbellton, New Brunswick until 1987 when he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 1987 general election as a member of the Liberal Party, which won every seat in the legislature. He joined the cabinet as the in 1989 and, following his re-election in 1991, was appointed Minister of Justice and carried several other ministerial responsibilities. He was re-elected to a third term in the 1995 election and given the senior portfolio of finance minister. |
