Pat Finnigan

Pat Finnigan
Finnigan in 2019
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
for Kent North
Assuming office
November 2, 2024[1]
SucceedingKevin Arseneau
Member of Parliament
for Miramichi—Grand Lake
In office
October 19, 2015 – September 20, 2021
Preceded byTilly O'Neill-Gordon
Succeeded byJake Stewart
Chairman of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food
In office
February 3, 2016 – September 20, 2021
MinisterLawrence MacAulay
Marie-Claude Bibeau
Preceded byBev Shipley
Personal details
Born1955 (age 68–69)[2]
Political partyNew Brunswick Liberal Association
Other political
affiliations
Liberal Party of Canada
SpouseLise
ResidenceNouvelle-Arcadie, New Brunswick[3]
Alma materNova Scotia Agricultural College
ProfessionBusinessman

Patrick Finnigan (born 1955) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Miramichi—Grand Lake in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[4]

Finnigan and his wife started a bakery and garden centre in Nouvelle-Arcadie, called Mr. Tomato. Finnigan holds a technical diploma in phytology.[5]

He chaired the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food.

He did not run for reelection in the 2021 Canadian federal election. He was subsequently elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2024 New Brunswick general election, representing the electoral district of Kent North.[6]

  1. ^ "Premier-designate Holt And MLAs To Be Sworn In Nov. 2". CHCO-TV. October 23, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  2. ^ Delong, Nathan (November 9, 2018). "Liberal MP says he'll likely run again in 2019". Telegraph Journal. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  3. ^ "Battle for Miramichi-Grand Lake focusing on jobs". CBC News. October 17, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  4. ^ "Saint John-Rothesay elects Liberal candidate Wayne Long | CBC News".
  5. ^ "Miramichi–Grand Lake | Liberal Party of Canada". liberal.ca. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  6. ^ Sam Farley, "David Coon hangs on, Greens reduced to 2 seats". CBC News New Brunswick, October 21, 2024.