Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
Marie-Claude Blais | |
Party: | Progressive Conservative |
Residence: | Moncton, New Brunswick |
Office: | Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick |
Premier: | Brian Gallant |
Nominator: | Peter MacKay |
Term Start: | May 5, 2015 |
Predecessor: | Peter S. Glennie |
Assembly1: | New Brunswick Legislative |
Constituency Am1: | Moncton North |
Term Start1: | October 12, 2010 |
Term End1: | September 22, 2014 |
Predecessor1: | Mike Murphy |
Successor1: | Chris Collins |
Office2: | New Brunswick Attorney General |
Term Start2: | October 12, 2010 |
Term End2: | September 19, 2013 |
Predecessor2: | Kelly Lamrock |
Successor2: | Ted Flemming |
Office3: | New Brunswick Minister of Justice |
Term Start3: | October 12, 2010 |
Term End3: | September 19, 2013 |
Predecessor3: | Bernard LeBlanc |
Successor3: | Troy Lifford |
Office4: | Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development |
Term Start4: | September 19, 2013 |
Term End4: | October 7, 2014 |
Predecessor4: | Jody Carr |
Successor4: | Serge Rousselle |
Profession: | Lawyer/Judge |
Marie-Claude Blais is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2010 provincial election. She represented the electoral district of Moncton North as a member of the Progressive Conservatives from 2010[1] to 2014.[2]
Blais is a graduate in law from the Université de Moncton and the Université de Sherbrooke, and has practised law for 12 years. She has been a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick since 1997, and served as party executive director and legal counsel for several years.[3]
In addition to her professional activities, Blais is active in the Moncton community, and involved in parish and local community organizations. She has also participated in the organization of the campaign to finance the renovation of Aberdeen Cultural Centre, an important site of Acadian cultural life in the region.
She was sworn in on October 12, 2010 to the positions of Attorney-General and Minister of Justice and Consumer Affairs of New Brunswick in the government of David Alward. She was defeated in the 2014 general election by Liberal Chris Collins.[2]
In May 2015, she was appointed Justice of the Court of the Queens Bench of New Brunswick.[4]