Brian Gallant
Brian Alexander Gallant KC (born April 27, 1982) is a Canadian politician who served as the 33rd premier of New Brunswick from October 7, 2014, until November 9, 2018. Of Acadian and Dutch descent, Gallant practised as a lawyer before winning the Liberal leadership in October 2012, securing the riding of Kent in a by-election on April 15, 2013, shortly followed by his swearing in as Leader of the Opposition. After the 2014 election, in which the Progressive Conservative government of David Alward was defeated, Gallant was sworn in as Premier at the age of 32.
Brian Gallant | |
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| 33rd Premier of New Brunswick | |
| In office October 7, 2014 – November 9, 2018 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Lieutenant Governor | Graydon Nicholas Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau |
| Deputy | Stephen Horsman |
| Preceded by | David Alward |
| Succeeded by | Blaine Higgs |
| Attorney General of New Brunswick | |
| In office May 11, 2018 – November 9, 2018 | |
| Premier | Himself |
| Preceded by | Serge Rousselle |
| Succeeded by | Andrea Anderson-Mason |
| Leader of the Opposition of New Brunswick | |
| In office November 9, 2018 – February 14, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Blaine Higgs |
| Succeeded by | Denis Landry |
| In office April 30, 2013 – October 7, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Victor Boudreau |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Fitch |
| Leader of the New Brunswick Liberal Association | |
| In office October 27, 2012 – February 12, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Shawn Graham Victor Boudreau (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Denis Landry |
| Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Shediac Bay-Dieppe Kent (2013–2014) | |
| In office April 15, 2013 – October 7, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Shawn Graham |
| Succeeded by | Robert Gauvin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Brian Alexander Gallant April 27, 1982 Shediac Bridge, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Political party | New Brunswick Liberal Association |
| Spouse |
Karine Lavoie (m. 2017) |
| Education | Université de Moncton (BBA, LLB) McGill University (LLM) |
| Occupation | Politician, Lawyer |
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Gallant announced on November 15, 2018, that he would be stepping down as Liberal leader as soon as a leadership election was held to choose his successor. He resigned as MLA for Shediac Bay-Dieppe on October 7, 2019.
At age 32, he was the second youngest Premier of New Brunswick to assume office (George Edwin King became premier at age 30 in 1870). When Gallant left office at age 36, he was the youngest premier in Canada at the time and second youngest in history.
Gallant is CEO of the Canadian Centre for the Purpose of the Corporation, a research think tank.