- Office of the Attorney General (New Brunswick)
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The Office of the Attorney General is a part of the Government of New Brunswick. It is charged providing legal services to all departments and agencies of the government.
The post of Attorney General is the most senior legal official in New Brunswick and has existed since the creation of New Brunswick as a crown colony in 1784 and for much of contemporary history the Attorney General oversaw the Department of Justice carrying the dual title of Minister of Justice. However this was changed on February 14, 2006 when Premier Bernard Lord restructured the cabinet. Largely out of necessity, the basic functions of Attorney General were separated from the Justice Department so as to allow Brad Green, the only lawyer in his caucus, to take on a larger portfolio. The Department of Justice and Consumer Affairs was established taking over responsibility for "protection of the public interest" from the Attorney General.
On October 3, 2006, Bernard Lord left office and was replaced as Premier by Shawn Graham. Graham named T.J. Burke to be both Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Consumer Affairs, however in legislation to realign government departments passed on March 2, 2007 the Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Justice and Consumer Affairs remained separate entities. A subsequent bill was introduced on December 19, 2007 specifying the role of the Office of the Attorney General as a separate department.[1]
Attorneys General (partial list)
Minister Term Jonathan Bliss February 2, 1784 - 1809? Ward Chipman
(acting)November, 1784 - May 15, 1785 Thomas Wetmore July 26, 1809 - March 22, 1828 Robert Parker
(acting)1828 Charles Jeffery Peters September 7, 1828 - February 3, 1848 Lemuel Allan Wilmot 1848 - January 8, 1851 J. A. Street January 10, 1851 - November 1, 1854 Charles Fisher November 1, 1854 - May 27, 1861 John Hamilton Gray June 21, 1856 - June 1857 A. J. Smith April 27, 1861 - October 10, 1862 J. C. Allen April 1865 - September 21, 1865 A. J. Smith
(2nd time)September 21, 1865 - April 14, 1866 A.R. Wetmore September 25, 1867 - May 25, 1870 George E. King May 25, 1870 - February 21, 1871 J. J. Fraser June 1878 - May 23, 1882 E. McLeod May 23, 1882 - February 26, 1883 A.G. Blair March 3, 1883 - July 17, 1896 John Mitchell[disambiguation needed 
]July 17, 1896 - October 29, 1897 A. S. White November 3, 1897 - 1899 H. R. Emmerson February 1900 - August 31, 1900 William Pugsley September 1, 1900 - May 31, 1907 C. W. Robinson May 31, 1907 - October 28, 1907 H. A. McKeown October 28, 1907 - March 24, 1908 J. D. Hazen March 24, 1908 - October 10, 1911 W.C.H. Grimmer October 16, 1911 - January 22, 1914? J. B. M. Baxter December 17, 1914 - April 4, 1917? J. P. Byrne April 4, 1917 - October 4, 1924? I. C. Rand October 4, 1924 - September 10, 1925 J.B.M. Baxter
(2nd time)September 10, 1925 - May 18, 1931 C. D. Richards May 18, 1931 - 1933 W. H. Harrison 1933 - July 16, 1935 John B. McNair July 16, 1935 – March 13, 1940 John B. McNair (cont'd) March 13, 1940 - October 8, 1952 William J. West October 8, 1952 – October 17, 1958 R. G. L. Fairweather October 17, 1958 – July 12, 1960 Louis Robichaud July 12, 1960 – May 13, 1965 Wendell W. Meldrum May 13, 1965 – April 5, 1966 Bernard A. Jean April 6, 1966 – November 12, 1970 John B. M. Baxter, Jr. November 12, 1970 – December 3, 1974 Paul S. Creaghan December 3, 1974 – March 16, 1977 Rodman Logan March 22, 1977 – October 30, 1982 Fernand G. Dubé October 30, 1982 – October 3, 1985 David Clark October 3, 1985 – October 27, 1987 James E. Lockyer October 27, 1987 – October 9, 1991 Edmond Blanchard October 9, 1991 – September 26, 1995 Paul Duffie September 26, 1995 – March 20, 1997 Bernard Richard
(acting)March 20, 1997 – July 23, 1997 James E. Lockyer
(2nd time)July 23, 1997 – May 14, 1998 Greg Byrne May 14, 1998 – June 21, 1999 Brad Green June 27, 1999* – October 3, 2006 Thomas J. Burke October 3, 2006 – October 12, 2010 Marie-Claude Blais October 12, 2010 – present * From June 27, 1999 to February 14, 2006 Green was also Minister of Justice, after which he became Minister of Health.
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