The Department of Human Resources is an executive department of the government of New Brunswick. It was created in 2001 from the management board division of the Department of Finance as the Office of Human Resources. Its mandate is to manage the internal human resources of the provincial civil service.Mandate of the Office of Human Resources It was merged back with management board with both becoming a part of the Executive Council Office in 2011, however it reverted to a standalone agency in October 2012 now styled as the Department, rather than Office, of Human Resources.
Ministers When the post was created it was styled minister responsible for the office of human resources and was held in addition to another portfolio. From 2003 onward it has been styled minister of human resources, though from October 2010 to October 2012, it was again held in addition to a more senior portfolio.
#MinisterTermGovernment1.Elvy RobichaudOctober 9, 2001 - 2002A Dec. 18, 2002 news release indicated that Rodney Weston had become minister responsible though there had not been a major cabinet shuffle. as minister of health and wellnessunder Bernard Lord2.Rodney Weston2002 - June 27, 2003as minister of agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture3.Rose-May PoirierJune 27, 2003 - February 14, 20064.Dale GrahamFebruary 14, 2006 - October 3, 20065.Hédard AlbertOctober 3, 2006 - November 12, 2008under Shawn Graham6.Rick BrewerNov. 12, 2008 - Oct. 12, 20107.Blaine HiggsOct. 12, 2010 - Oct. 9, 2012as minister of financeunder David Alward8.Troy LiffordOct. 9, 2012 - September 23, 20139.Robert TrevorsSeptember 23, 2013 - October 7, 201410.Denis LandryOctober 7, 2014 -Brian Gallant
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External links Department of Human Resources