Rick DeSaulniers | |
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| Leader of the People's Alliance of New Brunswick | |
| Assumed office April 22, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Kris Austin |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Fredericton-York | |
| In office September 24, 2018 – August 17, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Kirk MacDonald |
| Succeeded by | Ryan Cullins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rick DeSaulniers |
| Political party | People's Alliance of New Brunswick |
Rick DeSaulniers is a Canadian politician, who is the leader of the People's Alliance of New Brunswick. In the 2018 election,[1] he was elected as the MLA for the electoral district of Fredericton-York. He lost his seat in the 2020 general election.[2]
DeSaulniers was named interim leader of the People's Alliance in April 2022 after party leader Kris Austin and Michelle Conroy crossed the floor to the Progressive Conservatives on March 30, 2022.[3]
On May 28, 2022, DeSaulniers was acclaimed as the new leader of the People's Alliance.[4]
- ^ "Fredericton area awash in colours as 4 parties send MLAs to legislature". CBC News New Brunswick, September 24, 2018.
- ^ "Live New Brunswick election results 2020: Real-time results in the provincial election". Global News. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ^ Poitras, Jacques (22 April 2022). "People's Alliance supporters push to resurrect party ahead of June byelections". CBC. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ Poitras, Jacques (31 May 2022). "People's Alliance lives on, chooses new leader". CBC. Retrieved 16 July 2023.