- Rick Brewer
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name = Rick Brewer
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office = MLA forSouthwest Miramichi
term_start = 2003
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predecessor =Norm Betts
successor = incumbent
party = Liberal
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occupation =Rick Brewer (born in
Stanley, New Brunswick ) is aNew Brunswick businessman andpolitician , and a former assistantpastor .He was an assistant pastor in the Pentecostal Church. For most of his life, Brewer has been involved in business, largely in the
grocery industry. He was elected to theLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2003 election to represent the riding ofSouthwest Miramichi defeating cabinet ministerNorman Betts . A Liberal, he has been thecritic for the Department of Supply and Services since the election. OnJuly 6 2006 he was named chair of the Opposition's Petroleum Products Pricing Task Force, established in the wake of gas price regulation taking effect in New Brunswick on July 1.He was re-elected in the 2006 election despite a strong challenge from former MLA Brent Taylor. Following the election, on
November 7 2006 , he was named whip for the government caucus.Brewer is married with two children.
External links
* [http://www.nbliberal.ca/ The New Brunswick Liberal Association/L'Association libérale du Nouveau-Brunswick]
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