René Legacy
{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = The Honourable
| name = René Legacy
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| office1 = Deputy Premier of New Brunswick
| term_start1 = November 2, 2024
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| premier1 = Susan Holt
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| office2 = Minister of Finance and Treasury Board
| term_start2 = November 2, 2024
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| premier2 = Susan Holt
| predecessor2 = Ernie Steeves
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| assembly3 = New Brunswick Legislative
| constituency_AM3 = Bathurst West-Beresford
| term_start3 = September 14, 2020
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| predecessor3 = Brian Kenny
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| party = Liberal
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René Legacy {{post-nominals|country=CAN|MLANB}} 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.{{Cite web|title=Live New Brunswick election results 2020: Real-time results in the provincial election|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7329719/live-new-brunswick-election-results-2020/|access-date=2020-09-15|website=Global News|language=en-CA}}
Political career
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.{{cite news |last1=Waugh |first1=Andrew |title=Susan Holt unveils 19-person cabinet |url=https://tj.news/new-brunswick/breaking-susan-holt-unveils-19-person-cabinet |access-date=November 1, 2024 |work=Telegraph-Journal |date=November 1, 2024}}
Electoral record
{{2024 New Brunswick general election/Bathurst}}
References
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Category:New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs
Category:21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
Category:People from Bathurst, New Brunswick
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick
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