David Alward

The Honourable David Nathan Alward MLA
32nd Premier of New Brunswick
Incumbent
Assumed office October 12, 2010
Lieutenant Governor	Graydon Nicholas
Preceded by	Shawn Graham
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office October 12, 2010
Preceded by	Shawn Graham
Minister responsible for Aboriginal Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office October 12, 2010
Preceded by	Rick Brewer
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture
In office 2003–2006
Premier	Bernard Lord
Preceded by	Rodney Weston
Succeeded by	Ronald Ouellette (as minister of agriculture and aquaculture) and Rick Doucet (as minister of fisheries)
Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Incumbent
Assumed office October 18, 2008
Preceded by	Bernard Lord Jeannot Volpé (interim)
MLA for Woodstock
Incumbent
Assumed office 1999
Preceded by	Bruce Smith
Personal details
Born	December 2, 1959 (1959-12-02) (age 51) Beverly, Massachusetts, United States
Citizenship	Canada, United States[1]
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse(s)	Rhonda Alward
Children	Two sons
Residence	Riceville, New Brunswick[2]
Occupation	politician
Religion	Baptist
High school	Nackawic Senior High School

David Nathan Alward (born December 2, 1959) is a Canadian politician, the 32nd and current Premier of New Brunswick.

Alward has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick since 1999 and has been the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick since 2008. Despite being a Canadian citizen and Premier of a Canadian province, he continues to file US income tax and assets reports to American authorities. Upon his death his estate will be subject to US taxation regulations.(U.S. tax net even affects premier)

Early life

Alward was born in Beverly, Massachusetts. The son of a minister, Alward moved to Atlantic Canada in his youth where he graduated from high school in Nackawic, New Brunswick.^[3] Alward received his post-secondary education in psychology in the United States at Bryan College in Dayton, Tennessee.^[4]

Career

Alward worked as a federal civil servant from 1982 to 1996 when he went into business on his own. He operates a hobby farm where he raises purebred Hereford cattle. He also volunteered as an emergency medical technician and lab instructor with the St. John Ambulance and as a firefighter with the Meductic Fire Department. He served on the board of directors of the Carleton Regional Development Commission and the New Brunswick Hereford Association. He served on the Centennial Elementary School Parent Advisory Committee, the School District 12 Stay-in-School Committee, and the local agricultural employment board. David is an active member of his Meductic Church, and a member of the Woodstock Rotary Club.

Political career

He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, as a Progressive Conservative, in the 1999 election and re-elected in 2003. Following the 2003 election, he joined the cabinet as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture.

On June 19, 2008, Alward became the first candidate in the 2008 Progressive Conservative leadership race. On October 18, 2008, he was elected leader of the party at the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick leadership convention in Fredericton. Alward beat his only opponent, Robert MacLeod, by a margin of 2,269 votes to 1,760.

Premier of New Brunswick

On September 27, 2010, Alward became the Premier-designate when his Conservatives picked up 16 seats from the Liberals and will have a 42 of 55 seat majority to form a new government.

He was sworn in as the premier on October 12, 2010.

References

• "David Alward". MLA Bios – 56th Legislature. Government of New Brunswick. http://www1.gnb.ca/legis/bios1/bio-e.asp?idNo=143&version=e. Retrieved 2009-12-07. 

1. ^ Morris, Chris (2011-10-01). "U.S. tax net even affects premier". Telegraph-Journal. http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/news/article/1444557. Retrieved 2011-10-03. 
2. ^ Alward's official bio says, "David and his wife Rhonda live in Riceville, just outside Meductic"[1]
3. ^ Staples, Michael (1 October 2010). "Nackawic graduated the N.B.'s next premier". Bugle-Observer (CanadaEast): p. A5. 
4. ^ http://www.pcnb.ca/content/216595

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Name	Alward, David
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Date of birth	December 2, 1959
Place of birth	Beverly, Massachusetts, USA
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