Hon. Kelly Lamrock
Minister of Education
Minister responsible for the New Brunswick Advisory Council on Youth
Minister responsible for the New Brunswick Provincial Capital Commission

Kelly Lamrock was appointed Minister of Education by Premier Shawn Graham on October 3, 2006. He also serves as Minister responsible for the New Brunswick Advisory Council on Youth, and Minister responsible for the New Brunswick Provincial Capital Commission.

Lamrock was first elected to the Legislative Assembly on June 9, 2003 to represent the riding of Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak and re-elected on Sept. 18, 2006.

He has served as Official Opposition House Leader, critic for matters pertaining to learning, employment, innovation, democratic reform, human rights and the Provincial Capital Commission. He was also a member of the Standing Committee on Estimates, the Standing Committee on Procedure, and the Legislative Administration Committee.

Lamrock earned a bachelor of arts from St. Thomas University in 1995 and a law degree from the University of New Brunswick in 1997. He served as president of the student union at both universities, as national chair of the Canadian Federation of Students and was a founding president of the New Brunswick Student Alliance. After graduation, he built a law practice focused on information technology law and served as a public policy consultant to many educational groups.

In 1998, Lamrock became the director of policy and communications for the New Brunswick Healthcare Association, a group representing New Brunswick's hospital corporations. He has served as director of student affairs at St. Thomas and has taught political science courses at both St. Thomas and UNB in Saint John.

Lamrock has been very active in community theatre groups and has volunteered his time to a variety of fundraisers. He is past president of the St. Thomas University Alumni Association and a member of the New Brunswick Law Society, the Canadian Bar Association, and Amnesty International.

Lamrock and his wife Karen have two children, Kennedy and Kayleigh.