Dale Graham
Dale Graham (born in
Woodstock,
New Brunswick) is a
politician in
New Brunswick,
Canada. He is currently a member of the
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and of the
provincial cabinet.
Graham, a small business owner, was involved in local politics at the
school board level prior to running in the
1991 provincial election. Graham was defeated by
Liberal incumbent
Fred Harvey, however Harvey's victory was later declared void when Harvey was convicted of violating election spending laws. Graham was successful in a
by-election in 1993 winning the
Carleton North seat. Graham went on to be re-elected in the new
electoral district of
Carleton in the
1995,
1999 and
2003 elections.
Graham's 1993 victory was a key test of his
Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick. His party had been defeated provincially in
1987 going from having led the government for 17 years to being shut out of the [[legislature. Though the party regained 3 seats in the 58 seat legislature in 1991, the upstart {{Confederation of Regions Party of New Brunswick}} (CoR) had won 8 seats and claimed {{official opposition}}. This victory was seen as a sign that CoR would not necessarily displace the Progressive Conservatives as the voice of {{conservatism}} in {{Anglophone}} New Brunswick.
In 1999, Graham's party was returned to government. Graham, who co-chaired the election campaign, was named {{deputy premier}} and {{Department of Supply and Services (New Brunswick)|Minister of Supply and Services}}. On {{July 21}} {{2005}}, Graham added the responsibilities of {{Department of Environment and Local Government (New Brunswick)|Minister of Environment & Local Government}} on an acting basis when his cabinet colleague {{Brenda Fowlie}} was forced to resign from the cabinet. He retained the portfolio until {{November 21}} {{2005}}.
In a {{cabinet shuffle}} on {{February 14}} {{2006}}, Graham was shuffled to the post of minister responsible for the {{Office of Human Resources (New Brunswick)|Office of Human Resources}} and for {{Service New Brunswick}}. He retained his honourary post of deputy premier.
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