John Ames | |
Office1: | Minister of Tourism, Heritage, and Culture |
Term Start1: | June 6, 2016 |
Term End1: | October 5, 2018 |
Premier1: | Brian Gallant |
Predecessor1: | Bill Fraser |
Successor1: | Gilles LePage |
Office2: | Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Saint Croix Charlotte-Campobello (2014-16) |
Term Start2: | September 22, 2014 |
Term End2: | September 24, 2018 |
Predecessor2: | Curtis Malloch |
Successor2: | Greg Thompson |
Birth Date: | 2 January 1983 |
Birth Place: | Saint John, New Brunswick |
Party: | Liberal |
John B. Ames (born January 2, 1983, in Saint John, New Brunswick) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2014 provincial election.[1] He represented Saint Croix as a member of the Liberal Party, but was voted out by the people of Charlotte-Campobello / Saint Croix in the September 24, 2018, election, being replaced by Greg Thompson.
He was appointed to the New Brunswick Cabinet on June 6, 2016, where he took on the portfolios of Tourism, Heritage and Culture. He sat on Her Majesty's Executive Council Office in his capacity as Minister of the Crown, serving on various committees.
Prior to his election to the NB Legislature, Ames was a municipal councillor in St. Stephen.[2] He served as deputy mayor from May 2012 to September 2014.