New Brunswick Premier Announces Senior Leadership Changes

Premier David Alward announced changes to his senior leadership team as part of a plan to increase focus on New Brunswick's economic and resource development priorities.

Roger Clinch has been appointed chief of staff in the Office of the Premier. Clinch has more than 25 years of leadership and public sector experience.

The following changes at the deputy minister level are being made in support of the government's key economic and resource development priorities:

●    Denis Caron, currently deputy minister of Environment and Local Government, becomes deputy minister of Economic Development.

●    Bill Levesque, currently deputy minister of Economic Development, becomes deputy minister of Natural Resources.

●    Phil Lepage, currently deputy minister of Natural Resources, becomes deputy minister of Environment and Local Government.

Changes to the senior leadership team are being made to help progress major reform areas across the government.

●    Nancy McKay, currently chief of staff in the Office of the Premier, becomes secretary to the Policy and Priorities committee of cabinet and deputy minister for Intergovernmental Affairs and the Women's Equality Branch.

●    Daniel Allain, currently president and chief executive officer of NB Liquor, becomes deputy minister, management and administration in the Office of the Premier, effective Oct. 18.  An executive search firm has been engaged to recruit a new president and chief executive officer for NB Liquor, as was recommended in the strategic review submitted to cabinet in 2012.

●    Darell Fowlie, currently deputy minister responsible for communications in the Office of the Premier, begins a one-year leave of absence to return to the private sector, effective Oct. 18. In his absence, Christianna Williston will serve as the premier's director of communications.

●    Judith Keating, currently deputy Attorney General and deputy minister of Justice, becomes chief legal advisor to the premier on aboriginal and intergovernmental affairs and related issues. Guy Daigle will act as deputy Attorney General and deputy minister of Justice until a permanent replacement is recruited through an external search process.

●    Greg Lutes, currently secretary to the Policy and Priorities committee of cabinet, becomes deputy minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture.

●    Kelly Cain, currently deputy minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture, becomes deputy minister of Human Resources.

●    Kim Daley, currently deputy minister of Human Resources, becomes deputy minister of Government Services, president of Service New Brunswick and president of the NB Internal Services Agency.

●    Sylvie Levesque-Finn, currently deputy minister of Government Services, president of Service New Brunswick and president of the NB Internal Services Agency, has decided to retire from the New Brunswick civil service at the end of the year and will take on a special assignment at the Executive Council Office until then.
Except where noted, all changes are effective in the month of September, 2013.

The following is a complete list of deputy ministers, deputy heads and presidents of Crown corporations (* denotes a change or addition):

Roger Clinch*

Chief of Staff, Office of the Premier

Byron James

Clerk of the Executive Council and Secretary to Cabinet

Nancy McKay*

Secretary to the Policy and Priorities committee of Cabinet, Executive Council Office and Deputy Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and the Women's Equality Branch

Darell Fowlie (leave of absence)*

Deputy Minister, responsible for Communications, Office of the Premier

Dallas McCready

Deputy Minister responsible for Strategic Initiatives, Executive Council Office

Daniel Allain*

Deputy Minister, Management and Administration, Office of the Premier

Guy Daigle*

Acting Deputy Attorney General and Deputy Minister of Justice

Dale Wilson

Deputy Minister of Public Safety

Jane Garbutt

Deputy Minister of Finance

Kelly Cain*

Deputy Minister of Human Resources

Kim Daley*

Deputy Minister of Government Services

President, Service New Brunswick

President, New Brunswick Internal Services Agency

Jean-Marc Dupuis

Deputy Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure

Bill Levesque*

Deputy Minister of Natural Resources

Jean Finn

Deputy Minister of Energy and Mines

Robert Rioux

Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries

Marc Léger

Deputy Minister of Health

Edith Doucet

Deputy Minister of Social Development

Tom Mann

Deputy Minister of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour

Gérald Richard

Deputy Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development (francophone sector)

John McLaughlin

Deputy Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development (anglophone sector)

Phil Lepage*

Deputy Minister of Environment and Local Government

Margaret-Ann Blaney

President of Efficiency NB

Denis Caron*

Deputy Minister of Economic Development

Robert MacLeod

President, Invest NB

Greg Lutes*

Deputy Minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture

Patrick Francis

Deputy Minister of Aboriginal Affairs

Carolyn MacKay

Deputy Minister of Healthy and Inclusive Communities