MLA Bios -56th Legislature

Roland Haché was born on June 14, 1947, in Nigadoo, New Brunswick. He graduated from Petit Rocher Regional School. He holds a Bachelor of Arts with a specialization in administration from the Université de Moncton and a Bachelor of Education (Postsecondary Education) from the same university. In addition, he took several MBA courses.

His work experience is extensive. Among other things, he worked as a teacher for the Commission scolaire du Golfe in Sept-Îles, Quebec. He held the position of assistant manager at the National Bank in Petit Rocher. He also served the Conseil scolaire Jérôme-Boudreau in several capacities concurrently, including those of school dropout prevention worker and discipline development officer.

Mr. Haché also worked at Bathurst Community College where he taught courses in management, accounting, and human resources management, as well as other subjects. He concurrently held the posts of teacher and head of the entrepreneurship program at NBCC-Bathurst.

Very active in the community, he served as mayor of the village of Petit Rocher, president of the Administration portuaire du quai régionale de Petit-Rocher, towns and villages representative to the New Brunswick Employees Pension Plan, and adviser to the Chaleur Regional Development Commission.

He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as the Member for Nigadoo-Chaleur in the provincial general election held on June 7, 1999. He sat on on the Standing Committee on Crown Corporations, the Standing Committee on the Ombudsman, and the Standing Committee on Law Amendments. In addition, he was a member of the Select Committee on Health Care and the Select Committee on Local Governance and Regional Collaboration. He was the opposition critic for areas of interest relating to the Departments of Training and Employment Development, Tourism and Parks, and Natural Resources. He was the Liberal Caucus Whip.

He was re-elected to serve in the Fifty-Fifth Legislature at the provincial general election held June 9, 2003. He was a member of the Standing Committees on Privileges and Public Accounts and he served on the Select Committee on Public Automobile Insurance. As a member of the Official Opposition, he was the critic for areas of interest relating to Business New Brunswick.

He was re-elected in the provincial election held September 18, 2006.

Mr. Haché has one son, Chris, an officer in the Canadian Armed Forces. Chris and his wife Margaret have one daughter, Charlotte.

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