Hon. Greg Byrne, Q.C.
Minister of Business New Brunswick
Minister responsible for Service New Brunswick
Minister responsible for Immigration and Repatriation Secretariat

A Fredericton lawyer, Greg Byrne, Q.C., was elected to the 56th Legislature September 18, 2006, to represent the new constituency of Fredericton-Lincoln.

Born in Harvey, N.B., Greg received his early education at Fredericton High School. He went on to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Thomas University in 1984, and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of New Brunswick in 1987.

Greg joined the Fredericton law firm of Whitehead, Bird, Miles & Byrne in 1989 as a partner. He is a member of the Law Society of New Brunswick, the New Brunswick Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, and the York-Sunbury Law Society.

First elected to the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly in September 1995 as the MLA for Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak, he served his mandate in key government positions including Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Minister of State for Mines and Energy, Minister Responsible for Service New Brunswick and Government House Leader.

A member of the Provincial Cabinet’s Board of Management and Priorities & Planning committees, he also sat on the Legislative Administration Committee, the Select Committee on Energy and served as Chairman of both the Law Amendments Committee and the Select Committee on Gasoline Pricing.

Greg was co-chair of Shawn Graham’s campaign to become New Brunswick Liberal Leader in 2003. Later that year he was elected President of the New Brunswick Liberal Association, a post to which he was re-elected in 2005.

He remains connected to his community by volunteering his time and considerable organizational skills. He has maintained ties to St. Thomas University, serving as president of its Alumni Association, and as an active member of the University’s Board of Governors.

Greg has served on Board of Directors of the Canadian Nurses Association and he was a member of the Marysville Heritage Committee, Fredericton Northside Health Centre Committee, and sat on the Board of Directors of Youth in Transition Fredericton Inc., and the Irish Canadian Cultural Association of New Brunswick.

Greg is also actively involved in the lives of his three children: Alex, Hilary and Andrew.