Eugene McGinley

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| image = |

| name = Eugene McGinley

| caption =

| birth_date = July 31, 1935

| birth_place = Chipman, New Brunswick

| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|7|16|1935|7|31}}

| office = Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

| term_start = February 6, 2007

| term_end = November 26, 2007

| predecessor = Michael Malley

| successor = Roy Boudreau

| assembly1 = New Brunswick Legislative

| constituency_AM1 = Grand Lake-Gagetown
Grand Lake (2003-2006)

| term_start1 = June 9, 2003

| term_end1 = September 27, 2010

| predecessor1 = David Jordan

| successor1 = Ross Wetmore

| assembly2 = New Brunswick Legislative

| constituency_AM2 = Bathurst

| term_start2 = December 11, 1972

| term_end2 = October 23, 1978

| predecessor2 = H. H. Williamson

| successor2 = Paul Kenny

| party = Liberal

| religion =

| occupation = Lawyer

}}

Eugene Gregory Bernard McGinley (July 31, 1935 – July 16, 2019) was a politician in the province of New Brunswick, Canada.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BgTwAAAAMAAJ&q=%22McGinley,+Eugene%22+1935|title=Guide Parlementaire Canadien|year=1978}} He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in a 1972 by-election to represent the electoral district of Bathurst and was re-elected in 1974 following which he retired from politics. He was re-elected in 2003 to represent the district of Grand Lake.

On February 6, 2007 he was elected speaker{{cite web|url=http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/news/leg/2007e0151la.htm|title=Members elect McGinley as Speaker of the House|publisher=Government of New Brunswick|date=February 6, 2007|accessdate=2015-05-26}} of the legislature defeating Tony Huntjens and Wally Stiles on the first ballot. He resigned the speakership on October 31, 2007 to accept an appointment to the cabinet as Minister of State for Seniors and Housing.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/premier-shuffles-expands-n-b-cabinet-1.687586|title=Premier shuffles, expands N.B. cabinet|work=CBC News|date=October 31, 2007|accessdate=2015-05-26}} He was left out of cabinet following a November 2008 cabinet shuffle.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/graham-ushers-new-faces-into-cabinet-1.718110|title=Graham ushers new faces into cabinet|work=CBC News|date=November 12, 2008|accessdate=2015-05-26}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/graham-shuffles-nb-cabinet/article1065529/|title=Graham shuffles N.B. cabinet|work=The Globe and Mail|date=November 12, 2008|accessdate=2015-05-26}} McGinley did not reoffer in the 2010 election.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/3-n-b-mlas-bid-farewell-before-election-1.885390|title=3 N.B. MLAs bid farewell before election|work=CBC News|date=April 16, 2010|accessdate=2015-05-26}}

McGinley was educated at the University of New Brunswick and in Texas. He went on to practice law in Bathurst. McGinley was named Queen's Counsel in 1985.