Mike Holland (politician)

{{Short description|Canadian politician (born 1970)}}

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

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = The Honourable

| name = Mike Holland

| honorific-suffix = MLA

| image = Mike Holland 2024.jpg

| caption = Holland in 2024

| office1 = Minister of Energy and Resource Development

| term_start1 = November 9, 2018

| term_end1 = June 20, 2024

| premier1 = Blaine Higgs

| predecessor1 = Roger Melanson

| successor1 = Ted Flemming

| office2 = Minister of Indigenous Affairs

| term_start2 = February 2, 2024

| term_end2 = June 20, 2024

| premier2 = Blaine Higgs

| predecessor2 = Arlene Dunn

| successor2 = Réjean Savoie

| office3 = Member of the
New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
for Albert

| term_start3 = September 24, 2018

| term_end3 = June 20, 2024

| predecessor3 = Brian Keirstead

| successor3 =

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1970}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Progressive Conservative

}}

Mike Holland (born 1970) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2018 election.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/nb-election-southeast-ridings-results-1.4833941 "Moncton region keeps Liberal, PC mix as Sackville goes Green"]. CBC News New Brunswick, September 25, 2018. He represented the electoral district of Albert as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick until 2024.

Holland was appointed Minister of Natural Resources and Energy Development in November 2018 and reappointed to the position after the NB general election of 2020.

Holland has served on the Provincial Treasury Board as well as the Provincial Policy and Priority Board

Holland was re-elected in the 2020 provincial election.

Holland has argued that New Brunswick cannot meet the Canadian federal deadline for phasing out the use of coal for electricity by 2030, which is an international commitment that Canada has made as part of its Nationally Determined Contribution to the Paris Agreement as part of the Pan-Canadian Framework.{{Cite news|last=Poitras|first=Jacques|date=21 July 2021|title=New Brunswick can't meet 2030 deadline for coal phaseout, minister says|work=CBC News|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/nb-power-electricity-coal-climate-change-1.6111369|access-date=21 Nov 2021}}

In 2020 Holland was awarded with the Canadian Wildlife Federation's "Past President's Canadian Legislator Award".

This award is presented annually to an elected official, territorial, or federal legislators in recognition of a significant contribution to the conservation of wildlife in Canada.

In 2020 Holland received the "Sportsman of the Year" award from the New Brunswick Wildlife Federation for his work that doubled the protected areas in New Brunswick.

In 2023 Holland was awarded the 2022-2023 Sportsman of the Year by

The Ruffed Grouse Society of Canada in Fredericton NB.

Holland was awarded the Waterfowling Legacy Award 2023-2024 from Delta Waterfowl.

On February 2, 2024 Holland announced that he would not be a candidate in the next provincial election but would remain in the legislature until then.{{cite news |last1=Poitras |first1=Jacques |title=Top Saint John minister quitting Higgs cabinet, legislature seat |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/mike-holland-nb-natural-resources-election-bowing-out-politics-1.7102144 |access-date=2 February 2024 |agency=CBC News New Brunswick |date=2 February 2024}} However, on June 20, 2024, he resigned as a cabinet minister and MLA, ahead of the election.{{cite web |last1=Perry |first1=Brad |title=Mike Holland resigns as minister, MLA |url=https://www.919thebend.ca/2024/06/20/mike-holland-resigns-as-minister-mla/ |website=91.9 The Bend |publisher=Acadia Broadcasting |date=20 June 2024 |access-date=20 June 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Matt |first1=Sean |title=N.B. energy minister resigns, premier shuffles cabinet |url=https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/more/n-b-energy-minister-resigns-premier-shuffles-cabinet-1.6934412 |website=CTV News |publisher=Bell Media |date=20 June 2024 |access-date=20 June 2024}}