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Camille Thériault
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Camille Henri Thériault (born February 25, 1955) served as the 29th premier of New Brunswick from 1998 to 1999.
The son of Joséphine Martin and Norbert Thériault, a former provincial cabinet minister and Canadian Senator, Camille Thériault was born in Baie-Sainte-Anne, New Brunswick, and graduated from École Régionale de Baie Sainte-Anne. He then obtained a bachelor of social science degree with a major in political science from the Université de Moncton.
Thériault was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 1987 provincial election that saw the Liberal Party, of which he was a member, win every seat in the province.
Due to the unusual situation of leading a government with no parliamentary opposition, Premier Frank McKenna named backbench members of his caucus to form a shadow cabinet. Thériault was the leader of this "unofficial opposition", which met daily when the house was in session to prepare questions of Question Period of which the ministers would be given no notice.
Following the 1991 election, some balance was restored to the legislature with the opposition parties holding 12 of 58 seats and the "unofficial opposition" was not continued. Thériault was named to cabinet as Minister of Fisheries. In 1994, he was appointed Minister of Advanced Education and Labour
Thériault was re-elected in 1995 and became Minister of Economic Development—a key role in the McKenna government.
When McKenna announced his resignation in 1997, Thériault, who was long expected to be the favourite in the race to succeed McKenna as Liberal leader, ceded the early position of front-runner to charismatic Finance Minister Edmond Blanchard. However, Blanchard soon dropped out of the race.
Thériault left cabinet to campaign for the leadership of the Liberals, as did his two opponents, Education Minister Bernard Richard and junior cabinet minister Greg Byrne. Byrne, a relative unknown before the race, caught momentum during the race, though Thériault managed to win on the first ballot.
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