Blaine Higgs
Blaine Myron Higgs MLA (born March 1, 1954) is a Canadian politician who is the 34th and current premier of New Brunswick since 2018 and leader of the New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party) since 2016.
The Honourable Blaine Higgs MLA | |
|---|---|
Higgs in 2020 | |
| 34th Premier of New Brunswick | |
| Assumed office November 9, 2018 | |
| Monarchs | |
| Lieutenant Governor | Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau Brenda Murphy |
| Deputy | Robert Gauvin (2018–20) |
| Preceded by | Brian Gallant |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office October 22, 2016 – November 9, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Bruce Fitch |
| Succeeded by | Brian Gallant |
| Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick | |
| Assumed office October 22, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Bruce Fitch (interim) |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office October 12, 2010 – October 7, 2014 | |
| Premier | David Alward |
| Preceded by | Greg Byrne |
| Succeeded by | Roger Melanson |
| Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Quispamsis | |
| Assumed office September 27, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Mary Schryer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Blaine Myron Higgs March 1, 1954 Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Confederation of Regions Liberal |
| Spouse | Marcia Higgs |
Higgs graduated from the University of New Brunswick as an engineer. He then worked for 33 years for Irving Oil. Higgs ran for the leadership of the anti-bilingual New Brunswick Confederation of Regions Party in 1989. Higgs was first elected to the legislature in the 2010 provincial election and served as minister of finance from 2010 to 2014 in the government of David Alward. In the 2018 provincial election, Higgs narrowly carried the PCs to a minority government, despite losing the popular vote. Higgs and the PCs were re-elected in the 2020 provincial election, though this time with a majority government.