Stephen Horsman

Stephen Horsman
Deputy Premier of New Brunswick
In office
October 7, 2014 – November 9, 2018
PremierBrian Gallant
Preceded byPaul Robichaud
Succeeded byRobert Gauvin
Minister of Families and Children
In office
June 6, 2016 – November 9, 2018
PremierBrian Gallant
Preceded byCathy Rogers
Succeeded byDorothy Shephard (Social Development)
Minister of Public Safety
In office
October 7, 2014 – June 6, 2016
PremierBrian Gallant
Preceded byBruce Northrup
Succeeded byDenis Landry
Minister of Justice
In office
October 7, 2014 – June 6, 2016
PremierBrian Gallant
Preceded byTroy Lifford
Succeeded byDenis Landry
Member of the
New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
for Fredericton North
In office
September 22, 2014 – August 17, 2020
Personal details
Political partyLiberal

Stephen B. Horsman is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2014 provincial election.[1] He represented the electoral district of Fredericton North as a member of the Liberal Party until his defeat in the 2020 New Brunswick general election.

When Gallant's government was formally sworn into office on October 7, 2014, Horsman was named to the Executive Council of New Brunswick as Minister of Public Safety and Justice and as deputy premier.[2]

It was rumoured that the controversy over the government veto to the judicial appointment process was at the centre of the ministerial reshuffle of June 2016, which saw Stephen Horsman replaced by Denis Landry in the Justice portfolio. Horsman was tasked at this juncture with the families and children ministry.[3]

  1. ^ "New Brunswick Votes 2014: Fredericton North" Archived 2014-10-07 at the Wayback Machine. CBC News, September 23, 2014.
  2. ^ "Premier Brian Gallant's new cabinet - who's in" Archived 2014-10-09 at the Wayback Machine. CBC News, October 6, 2014.
  3. ^ Saint John Telegraph Journal: "New Justice Minister Is Offering Olive Branch To Judges", p. A1 8 Jun 2016