John Winston Foran

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name = John Winston Foran
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birth_date = March 13, 1952
birth_place = Newcastle, New Brunswick
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office = MLA for Miramichi Centre
term_start = 2003
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predecessor = Kim Jardine
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John Winston Foran (born March 13 1952 in Newcastle, New Brunswick, Canada) is a New Brunswick politician and retired police officer. He is currently a member of Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick representing the electoral district of Miramichi Centre.

Foran was a member of the local school board and of the Newcastle municipal council for four terms, including service as deputy mayor and acting mayor prior to Newcastle becoming a part of the City of Miramichi. When Miramichi became a city, Foran was made the superintendent of the Miramichi Police Force, having previously been the chief of police for Chatham.

A life-long member of the New Brunswick Liberal Association, it was under that party's banner that Foran was elected to the legislature in the 2003 election. Foran served in the parliamentary opposition shadow cabinet where he was critic for Public Safety.

He was re-elected in the 2006 election and became Minister of Public Safety.