Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture

The Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture is a department of the government of New Brunswick.

Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture
Agency overview
JurisdictionNew Brunswick
Parent departmentGovernment of New Brunswick

It was created in 2001 as the Department of Tourism and Parks from the Business New Brunswick and Department of Investment and Exports. Its mandate promote the province's tourism industry and maintain its official provincial parks.[1]

Its mandate was widely expanded in March 2012 when Premier David Alward restructured government. It was merged with the Department of Wellness, Culture and Sport to form the new Department of Culture, Tourism and Healthy-Living.[2] This new department was short-lived however with it being split back up in October 2012 into the Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture (which held the mandate of the former Department of Tourism and Parks as well as an oversight of community arts development and heritage programs) and a Department of Healthy and Inclusive Communities.

Ministers
# Minister Term Government
Minister of Tourism and Parks
1. Paul Robichaud October 9, 2001 - June 27, 2003 under Bernard Lord
2. Joan MacAlpine June 27, 2003 - October 3, 2006
3. Stuart Jamieson October 3, 2006 - February 5, 2010 under Shawn Graham
4. Hédard Albert February 5, 2010 - May 10, 2010 (acting)
5. Brian Kenny May 10, 2010 - Oct. 12, 2010
6. Trevor Holder Oct. 12, 2010 - Mar. 15, 2012 under David Alward
Minister of Culture, Tourism and Healthy-Living
7. Trevor Holder Mar. 15, 2012 - Oct. 9, 2012 under David Alward
Minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture
8. Trevor Holder Oct. 9, 2012 – October 7, 2014 under David Alward
9. Bill Fraser October 7, 2014 - June 5, 2016 under Brian Gallant[3]
10. John Ames June 6, 2016 - October 5, 2018 under Brian Gallant
11. Gilles LePage October 6, 2018 - November 8 2018 under Brian Gallant
12. Robert Gauvin November 9, 2018 - February 24, 2020 under Blaine Higgs[4]
13. Bruce Fitch February 24, 2020 - September 29, 2020 under Blaine Higgs[5]
14. Tammy Scott-Wallace September 29, 2020 - Present under Blaine Higgs

References
  1. Mandate of the Tourism and Parks
  2. Executive Council Office Press Release, Premier Announces Structural Changes, 01 March 2012
  3. Executive Council Office (7 October 2014). "Cabinet ministers announced". Province of New Brunswick. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  4. "Here's a full list of Blaine Higgs's new cabinet CBC News". CBC. November 9, 2018.
  5. "Hon. R. Bruce Fitch - Minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture". Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
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