About Bernard Lord:
Bernard Lord, a bilingual lawyer from Moncton, took the Progressive Conservatives to a landslide victory in the 1999 New Brunswick provincial election, making him New Brunswick's youngest elected premier at the age of 33. Bernard Lord is young, bilingual, a strong debater with an easy-going manner, and he is well known across Canada. With the defeat of the Progressive Conservatives in the 2006 New Brunswick provincial election rumours continue that Bernard Lord may switch to federal politics.
Premier of New Brunswick:
1999 to 2006
Birth:
September 27, 1965 in Roberval, Quebec. He grew up in the greater Moncton area.
Education:
- BA in Social Science - Université de Moncton
- LL.B - Université de Moncton
Profession:
Lawyer
Political Party:
Progressive Conservative (PC)
Riding:
Moncton East
Political Career of Bernard Lord:
- Bernard Lord was elected Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick in 1997.
- He was first elected to the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly in a by-election a year later in 1998 and he became the Leader of the Official Opposition.
- In 1999, Bernard Lord led the Progressive Conservatives to a landslide victory and he was sworn in as Premier of New Brunswick.
- The Progressive Conservatives were defeated by the Liberals in the 2006 New Brunswick Election.
- Liberal Shawn Graham became the Premier of New Brunswick in 2006.
- Bernard Lord stepped down as leader of the New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Party and resigned his seat as New Brunswick MLA for Moncton East effective January 31, 2007.
