Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
René Legacy | |
Office1: | Deputy Premier of New Brunswick |
Term Start1: | November 2, 2024 |
Premier1: | Susan Holt |
Office2: | Minister of Finance and Treasury Board |
Term Start2: | November 2, 2024 |
Premier2: | Susan Holt |
Predecessor2: | Ernie Steeves |
Assembly3: | New Brunswick Legislative |
Constituency Am3: | Bathurst West-Beresford |
Term Start3: | September 14, 2020 |
Predecessor3: | Brian Kenny |
Party: | Liberal |
René Legacy is a Canadian politician who has served as the deputy premier of New Brunswick since November 2024. He has also represented Bathurst West-Beresford in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick since 2020.[1]
Legacy was selected to succeed Brian Kenny as the Liberal candidate in Bathurst West-Beresford. He was elected in the 2020 general election. As of September 8, 2024, he serves as the Official Opposition critic for Natural Resources and Energy Development.
Legacy was re-elected in the 2024 general election in the riding of Bathurst. On November 1, 2024, it was announced that he was placed on the cabinet as Deputy Premier, Minister of Finance and Treasury Board, Minister responsible for Energy, and Minister responsible for the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act.[2]