Jeff Carr
MLA
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure
In office
October 13, 2022 – June 27, 2023
Preceded by Jill Green
Succeeded byRichard Ames
Minister of Environment and Local Government
In office
November 9, 2018 – September 29, 2020
PremierBlaine Higgs
Preceded byAndrew Harvey
Succeeded byGary Crossman (Environment and Climate Change)
Daniel Allain (Local Government and Local Governance Reform)
Member of the
New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
for New Maryland-Sunbury
Assumed office
September 22, 2014
Preceded byJack Carr
Personal details
Political partyProgressive Conservative

Jeff Basil Carr[1] is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2014 provincial election.[2] He represents the electoral district of New Maryland-Sunbury as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.

Political career

Following his re-election in 2018, Carr was appointed as Minister of Environment and Local Government. Carr was re-elected in the 2020 provincial election.[citation needed]

Following premier Blaine Higgs's revision of Policy 713, Carr, then serving as the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, expressed his “extreme disappointment in a lack of process and transparency” in a jointly signed letter with fellow cabinet minister Daniel Allain.[3] On June 27, 2023, Higgs dismissed both Carr and Allain from their cabinet positions, citing a breach of cabinet solidarity due to their support for the opposition motion on the policy.[4] Carr and Allain, along with resigned ministers Dorothy Shephard and Trevor Holder, all voted with the opposition parties on June 15 which favoured a Liberal motion which opposed the policy revision and called for increased consultation on the policy.[5][3] Carr and Allain were both relegated to backbencher positions, and new ministers were appointed to fill their cabinet roles.[5] In an interview with CBC News, Carr, who remains a Progressive-Conservative MLA, expressed his disagreement with Higgs's leadership style.[4]

Personal life

Carr is the older brother of Jack Carr, his predecessor as MLA for New Maryland-Sunbury, and Jody Carr, the previous MLA for the neighbouring district of Oromocto-Lincoln.

Prior to his election to the legislature, he worked as an executive assistant in his brother Jody's office when he was the Minister of Education and later as Minister of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-07-03. Retrieved 2018-07-11.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "New Brunswick Votes 2014: New Maryland-Sunbury". CBC News, September 23, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Alam, Hina (27 June 2023). "New faces, 2 ministers bounced as part of N.B. cabinet shuffle by Blaine Higgs". Global News. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b Gill, Jordan (28 June 2023). "Fired cabinet minister speaks out on premier's leadership style". CBC News. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  5. ^ a b Poitras, Jacques (27 June 2023). "Blaine Higgs drops 2 rebellious ministers in cabinet shuffle". CBC News. Retrieved 30 December 2023.


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