| Robert Goguen | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | KC |
| Office: | Member of the House of Commons of Canada for Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe |
| Term Start: | May 2, 2011 |
| Term End: | August 4, 2015 |
| Predecessor: | Brian Murphy |
| Successor: | Ginette Petitpas Taylor |
| Birth Date: | 24 January 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Moncton, New Brunswick |
| Profession: | Attorney |
| Party: | Conservative |
Robert R. Goguen (born January 24, 1957) is a former Canadian politician who served in the House of Commons of Canada from the 2011 election to the 2015 election. He represented the electoral district of Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe as a member of the Conservative Party. He served in the House of Commons as parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General. He is the past president of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Goguen graduated from the Université de Moncton in 1980 with a Bachelor of Business Administration. He then graduated in 1983 from the Université de Moncton with a law degree.[1] He worked as an attorney at Actus Law for over 25 years.
Goguen is the past president of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick.[2]
Goguen was elected member of Parliament (MP) for the Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe riding in the 2011 federal election,[3] the first time a Conservative candidate had won the riding since 1988.[4] He served as parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General.[5] Goguen ran for re-election in the 2015 federal election, placing second.[6]
Goguen was the subject of press attention in July 2014 after comments at a meeting of the House of Commons Justice Committee, when he asked a woman, Tímea Nagy, who was gang raped, if "the police authorities would have broken in and rescued you. Would your freedom of expression have been breached?."[7] Many considered the question to be inappropriate, but both Nagy and the minister defended the question.[8] Nagy has since said "I believe that MP Goguen’s question was awkward, but it was taken out of context. I was not personally offended."[9]
Following his election defeat, Goguen returned to Actus Law. He and his wife Lori have three children.[1]