Andrea Anderson-Mason Explained

Andrea Anderson-Mason
Honorific-Suffix:KC, MLA
Office1:Attorney General of New Brunswick
Term Start1:November 9, 2018
Term End1:September 29, 2020
Premier1:Blaine Higgs
Predecessor1:Brian Gallant
Successor1:Ted Flemming
Office2:Minister of Justice
Term Start2:November 9, 2018
Term End2:September 29, 2020
Premier2:Blaine Higgs
Predecessor2:Denis Landry (Justice and Public Safety)
Successor2:Ted Flemming
Office3:Member of the
New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
for Fundy-The Isles-Saint John West
Term Start3:September 24, 2018
Predecessor3:Rick Doucet
Party:Progressive Conservative

Andrea Dawn Anderson-Mason, KC is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2018 election. She represents the electoral district of Fundy-The Isles-Saint John West as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick. [1] She was appointed the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of New Brunswick in the Government of Blaine Higgs on November 9, 2018. She was re-elected in the 2020 provincial election. She was not named to cabinet after the 2020 election. On May 24, 2024 she announced that she would not run in the next election, stating that she "has concluded that members of the legislature don't play a meaningful role in developing policy and legislation in the Higgs government".[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/saint-john-election-wrap-1.4836580 "Tory wave sweeps across Saint John region as PCs win 9 seats"
  2. News: Poitras . Jacques . PC MLA Andrea Anderson-Mason is latest Higgs caucus member to leave politics . 24 May 2024 . CBC News New Brunswick . 24 May 2024.