Government of New Brunswick | |
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French: Gouvernement du Nouveau-Brunswick | |
Overview | |
Established | July 1, 1867 |
State | New Brunswick |
Country | Canada |
Leader | Premier Susan Holt |
Appointed by | Lieutenant Governor Brenda Murphy |
Main organ | Executive Council |
Responsible to | Legislative Assembly |
Headquarters | Fredericton |
Website | www |
The Government of New Brunswick (French: Gouvernement du Nouveau-Brunswick) is the provincial government of the province of New Brunswick. Its powers and structure are set out in the Constitution Act, 1867.
The Province of New Brunswick has a unicameral legislature, the New Brunswick Legislature, consisting of the Lieutenant Governor and the Legislative Assembly, which operates in the framework of a Westminster-style parliamentary constitutional monarchy. The political party that, either by itself or in combination with another party supporting them, wins the largest number of seats in the legislature normally forms the Government with the party's leader becoming premier of the province, the head of government.