Ray Frenette
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| Joseph Raymond Frenette | |
 Mr. Ray Frenette | |
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| In office October 14, 1997 – May 14, 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Frank McKenna |
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| Succeeded by | Camille Thériault |
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| Born | April 16, 1935 Beresford, New Brunswick |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Armande Hachey |
Joseph Raymond (Ray) Frenette (born April 16, 1935 in Beresford, New Brunswick), is a former politician in New Brunswick, Canada. He was a Liberal representative for the riding of Moncton East in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1974 until 1998 when retired after a short term as Premier of New Brunswick.
He is the son of Berthilde Pitre and Samuel Frenette.
Before being elected to the legislature, he was a councillor for the village of Lewisville, New Brunswick and, after Lewisville was amalgamated with Moncton, New Brunswick, he was a Moncton city councillor.
He twice ran for leader of the New Brunswick Liberals. He lost in 1982 to Doug Young and in 1985 to Frank McKenna. He served as interim Liberal leader from 1983-1985 and again from October, 1997 to May, 1998 also serving as Premier.
Frenette was Frank McKenna's right hand man in the legislature, serving as his House Leader throughout his tenure as leader from 1985 to 1997. He resigned from the New Brunswick legislature in July of 1998.
Following his political career, Frenette was appointed by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien to be a director of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) for a three-year term from 1998 to 2001 following which he served as chair from 2001 to 2005.
On May 11 2006 it was announced that he would be New Brunswick chair of Gerard Kennedy's campaign for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada. [1]
| Provincial Government of Ray Frenette | ||
| Cabinet Posts (2) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Frank McKenna | Premier of New Brunswick (1997-1998) | Camille Thériault |
| himself in McKenna government | President of the Executive Council (1997-1998) | Camille Thériault |
| Provincial Government of Frank McKenna | ||
| Cabinet Posts (4) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Frank McKenna | President of the Executive Council (1995-1997) | himself in Frenette government |
| Roland Beaulieu | Minister of Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs (1995-1997) | Bernard Thériault |
| Al Lacey | Chairman of the New Brunswick Power Corporation (1991-1995) | chairman no longer a cabinet member |
| Nancy Teed | Minister of Health and Community Services (1987-1991) | Russ King |
| Special Cabinet Responsibilities | ||
| Predecessor | Title | Successor |
| Marcelle Mersereau | Deputy Premier of New Brunswick (1995-1997) | Alan Graham |
| Malcolm MacLeod | Government House Leader (1987-1997) | Doug Tyler |
| Preceded by: Frank McKenna | Leader of the Liberal Party of New Brunswick 1997-1998 (interim) | Succeeded by: Camille Thériault |
| Preceded by: Doug Young | Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick 1983-1985 | Succeeded by: Shirley Dysart |
| Leader of the Liberal Party of New Brunswick 1983-1985 (interim) | ||
| Preceded by: none, new district | Member of the New Brunswick Legislature for Moncton East 1974-1998 | Succeeded by: Bernard Lord |
| Premiers of New Brunswick |  | |
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| Colony: Fisher | Gray | Fisher | S. L. Tilley | Smith | P. Mitchell Province: | Wetmore | King | Hathaway | King | Fraser | Hanington | Blair | J. Mitchell | Emmerson | Tweedie | Pugsley | Robinson | Hazen | J. Flemming | Clarke | Murray | Foster | Veniot | Baxter | Richards | L. P. Tilley | Dysart | McNair | H. Flemming | Robichaud | Hatfield | McKenna | Frenette | Thériault | Lord | Graham | ||
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