Dennis Furlong

{{Short description|Canadian politician and physician (1945–2018)}}

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| honorific-prefix =

| name = Dennis Furlong

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| assembly2 = New Brunswick Legislative

| constituency_AM2 = Dalhousie-Restigouche East

| term_start2 = 1999

| term_end2 = 2003

| predecessor2 = Carolle de Ste. Croix

| successor2 = Donald Arseneault

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1945|7|22}}

| birth_place = St. John's, Newfoundland

| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|3|9|1945|7|22}}

| death_place = Campbellton, New Brunswick

| party = Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick

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| profession =physician{{Cite web|url=http://www.inmemoriam.ca/view-announcement-2331164-dennis-jerome-furlong.html|title = Dennis Jerome Furlong: Obituary and death notice on InMemoriam}}

| alma_mater=University of New Brunswick
University of Oregon
Memorial University of Newfoundland

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Dennis Jerome Furlong (July 22, 1945{{Cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4075836/dennis-furlong-nb/|title = Former New Brunswick health minister, long-time physician dead at 72 - New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca}}{{Cite web|url=http://nbherard.com/canada/former-nb-health-minister-furlong-dies-at-72/116602|title=Former NB Health Minister Furlong Dies at 72|access-date=8 April 2018|archive-date=9 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209190903/http://nbherard.com/canada/former-nb-health-minister-furlong-dies-at-72/116602|url-status=dead}} – March 9, 2018) was a physician and former political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Dalhousie-Restigouche East in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1999 to 2003. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick.

Early life

He was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and was educated at the University of New Brunswick, the University of Oregon and Memorial University, receiving a M.D. from the latter institution.

Career

Furlong set up practice in Dalhousie, New Brunswick. From 1985 to 1986, he was president of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New Brunswick and, from 1988 to 1989, he was president of the New Brunswick Medical Society. He served as Minister of Health and Community Services from 1999 to 2000, Minister of Health and Wellness from 2000 to 2001 and Minister of Education from 2001 to 2003. In November 2005, Furlong took over as head of the inquiry into the use of Agent Orange at CFB Gagetown after the resignation of Vaughn Blaney.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dnd.ca/site/Newsroom/view_news_e.asp?id=1811 |title=Dennis Furlong New Fact-Finding and Outreach Coordinator, DND |access-date=2008-07-11 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070813135821/http://www.dnd.ca/site/Newsroom/view_news_e.asp?id=1811 |archive-date=2007-08-13 |url-status=dead }} He was named as the chair of the New Brunswick Trauma System Advisory Committee in October 2007.[http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/news/he/2007e1243he.htm Dennis Furlong to chair Trauma System Advisory Committee, Government of New Brunswick]

Death

Furlong died March 9, 2018.{{cite web| url = http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/dennis-furlong-health-minister-dies-1.4570997| title = 'You couldn't ask for a better man': Friends, colleagues remember former health minister Dennis Furlong {{!}} CBC News}}