Monday, October 18, 2010
Deputy Ministers Unveiled
(Premier David Alward Speaks During Recent Campaign)
(File Photo)
Premier Alward has announced four acting Deputy Minister Assignments.
Douglas Holt becomes the acting deputy minister of energy.
The term of Holt's appointment will coincide with the recommendations and outcomes of the energy commission which was rolled out last Friday.
Judith Keating becomes the acting deputy attorney general and acting deputy minister of justice and consumer affairs.
The provincial government will conduct consultations on the appointment of a permanent deputy minister/deputy attorney general during the next two months.
Tim Porter becomes the acting deputy minister of Communications New Brunswick and Byron James, currently deputy minister of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour, assumes additional responsibilities as acting deputy minister of education in the anglophone sector.