| Roger Melanson | |
| Office1: | Leader of the Opposition of New Brunswick |
| Term Start1: | September 28, 2020 |
| Term End1: | September 21, 2022 |
| Predecessor1: | Denis Landry |
| Successor1: | Rob McKee |
| Office2: | Interim leader of the New Brunswick Liberal Association |
| Term Start2: | September 14, 2020 |
| Term End2: | August 6, 2022 |
| Predecessor2: | Kevin Vickers |
| Successor2: | Susan Holt |
| Office3: | Minister of Energy and Resource Development |
| Term Start3: | October 5, 2018 |
| Term End3: | November 9, 2018 |
| Premier3: | Brian Gallant |
| Predecessor3: | Rick Doucet |
| Successor3: | Mike Holland |
| Office4: | Minister of Post-Secondary Education |
| Term Start4: | September 5, 2017 |
| Term End4: | November 9, 2018 |
| Premier4: | Brian Gallant |
| Predecessor4: | Donald Arseneault (Post-Secondary Education, Training, and Labour) |
| Successor4: | Trevor Holder (Post-Secondary Education, Training, and Labour) |
| Office5: | President of the Treasury Board |
| Term Start5: | October 7, 2014 |
| Term End5: | November 9, 2018 |
| Premier5: | Brian Gallant |
| Predecessor5: | Blaine Higgs |
| Successor5: | Ernie Steeves |
| Office6: | Minister of Finance |
| Term Start6: | October 7, 2014 |
| Term End6: | June 6, 2016 |
| Premier6: | Brian Gallant |
| Predecessor6: | Blaine Higgs |
| Successor6: | Cathy Rogers |
| Office7: | Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure |
| Term Start7: | October 7, 2014 |
| Term End7: | June 6, 2016 |
| Premier7: | Brian Gallant |
| Predecessor7: | Claude Williams |
| Successor7: | Bill Fraser |
| Office8: | Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Dieppe |
| Term Start8: | September 27, 2010 |
| Term End8: | October 21, 2022 |
| Predecessor8: | Cy LeBlanc |
| Successor8: | Richard Losier |
| Party: | Liberal |
Roger Melanson is a former Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2010 provincial election, and Leader of the Opposition. He represented the electoral district of Dieppe as a member of the Liberals.
He is a graduate of the Université de Moncton with a bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration. He served as general manager of the Economic Development Corporation of the City of Dieppe, New Brunswick and as a business executive. He and his wife Lise Babin have two children.[1]
On October 7, 2014, Melanson was appointed to the Executive Council of New Brunswick as Minister of Finance, and Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure.[2]
On September 6, 2017, in a cabinet shuffle, Melanson was named Minister of Treasury Board and Post-Secondary Education.[3] From October 5, 2018 to November 9, 2018 Melanson served as Minister of Energy and Resource Development. He was re-elected in the 2020 provincial election.
On September 28, 2020 he was chosen as interim leader of the opposition Liberal party of New Brunswick, replacing Kevin Vickers who had resigned following the provincial election of September 14.[4]
He remained interim leader until August 2022,[5] when Susan Holt won a party leadership election in which Melanson was not a candidate.
On October 13, 2022, Melanson announced that he would be departing from provincial politics after 12 years, on October 21, 2022.[6]