Gertrude Ann Breault is a teacher, nurse, journalist and former politician in New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

, Canada. Know by "Ann," she represented St. Stephen-Milltown and then Western Charlotte in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is located in Fredericton. It was established de jure when the colony was created in 1784, but only came in to session in 1786 following the first elections in late 1785. Until 1891, it was the lower house in a bicameral legislature when its upper house...

 from 1987 to 1999 as a Liberal member.

Breault served in the province's Executive Council as Minister of Income Assistance (later Minister of Human Resources), Minister of State for Literacy, Minister of Municipalities, Culture and Housing and Minister of Health and Community Services. Breault retired from politics in 1999. She helped found the Fundy Region Transition House and the Charlotte County Day Care Centre.

Ann Breault is a mother of six, and has several grandchildren.