The Department of Natural Resources is a department

Ministry (government department)

A ministry is a specialised organisation responsible for a sector of government public administration, sometimes led by a minister or a senior public servant, that can have responsibility for one or more departments, agencies, bureaus, commissions or other smaller executive, advisory, managerial or...

 in the Government of New Brunswick

Government of New Brunswick

The Government of New Brunswick refers to the provincial government of the province of New Brunswick. Its powers and structure are set out in the Constitution Act, 1867....

, Canada

Canada

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. It is responsible for management of the Province's forests including timber utilization, trail management, insect and disease protection including spruce budworm

Spruce Budworm

Spruce budworms and relatives are a group of closely related insects in the genus Choristoneura. Most are serious pests of conifers. There are nearly a dozen Choristoneura species, subspecies, or forms, with a complexity of variation among populations found throughout much of the United States and...

 and gypsy moth

Gypsy moth

The gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, is a moth in the family Lymantriidae of Eurasian origin. Originally ranging from Europe to Asia, it was introduced to North America in the late 1860s and has been expanding its range ever since...

, fire protection, management of the fish and wildlife resources and the issuing of hunting and angling licences, management of mineral and hydrocarbon resources and associated support services including oil and natural gas development and production, geological surveys, management of Crown land

Crown land

In Commonwealth realms, Crown land is an area belonging to the monarch , the equivalent of an entailed estate that passed with the monarchy and could not be alienated from it....

s, including natural areas, plus oversee the delivery of the First Nations

First Nations

First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...

 wood harvesting program.

The department, or a minister responsible for this area, has existed in one form or another since 1793. The Cabinet Minister

Executive Council of New Brunswick

The Executive Council of New Brunswick is the cabinet of that Canadian province....

 responsible for the department was originally known as the Surveyor-General and later as Minister of Lands and Mines, Minister of Natural Resources, and also Minister of Natural Resources & Energy.

Ministers

#	Minister	Term
1.	John Saunders	May 3, 1793 – October 19, 1824
2.	Thomas Baillie Thomas Baillie Thomas Baillie became a lieutenant in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in 1815, saw some service during the flight of Napoleon Bonaparte and then served at Limerick ....	October 19, 1824 – September 1851
3.	Robert Duncan Wilmot Robert Duncan Wilmot Robert Duncan Wilmot, PC was a Canadian politician and a Father of Confederation.- Biography :Wilmot was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, but moved to Saint John with his family at around the age of five, and there he was educated. His father, John McNeil Wilmot, was a big tank and shipowner...	September 1851 – November 1, 1854
4.	John Montgomery	July 29, 1856 – June 9, 1857
5.	James Brown James Brown (New Brunswick politician) James Brown was a Scottish-born farmer, educator and politician in New Brunswick. He represented Charlotte County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1830 to 1850, from 1854 to 1856 and from 1857 to 1861....	June 1, 1857 – July 26, 1861
6.	John McMillan John McMillan (New Brunswick politician) John McMillan was a New Brunswick businessman and political figure. He represented Restigouche in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1868....	July 26, 1861 – April 5, 1865
7.	Bliss Botsford Bliss Botsford Bliss Botsford was a lawyer, judge and political figure in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Westmorland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1851 to 1854, from 1856 to 1861 and from 1866 to 1870.He was born in Sackville, New Brunswick, the son of William...	April 5, 1865 – April 14, 1866
8.	Charles Connell Charles Connell Charles Connell was a Canadian politician, now remembered mainly for placing his image on a 5-cent postage stamp...	July 10, 1866 – July 17, 1867
9.	Richard Sutton Richard Sutton (politician) Richard Sutton was an Irish-born political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Westmorland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1854 to 1861 and 1865 to 1870....	July 17, 1867 – February 13, 1869
10.	William P. Flewelling William P. Flewelling William P. Flewelling was a ship builder and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented King's County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1866 to 1870....	February 13, 1869 – October 1870
11.	William Lindsay William Lindsay (Canadian politician) William Lindsay was an Irish-born merchant and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Carleton County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1862 to 1874 as a Liberal member....	October 1870 – February 22, 1871
12.	Benjamin R. Stephenson Benjamin Robert Stephenson Benjamin Robert Stephenson was a lawyer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Charlotte County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1882. His surname also appears as Stevenson in some sources.He was born in St...	February 22, 1871 -July 6, 1878
13.	Michael Adams Michael Adams (politician) Michael Adams, QC was a Canadian politician.Born in Douglastown, Parish of Newcastle, New Brunswick, of Irish descent, Adams was educated in Douglastown. He was married twice: first, in 1869, to Miss Catherine L. Patterson, and second, on November 29, 1882, to Miss Nealis...	July 13, 1878 – February 26, 1883
14.	James Mitchell James Mitchell (Canadian politician) James Mitchell was a politician in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada. Prior to entering politics, Mitchell was a schoolteacher and a prominent lawyer in St. Stephen, New Brunswick....	March 3, 1883 – February 3, 1890
15.	L. J. Tweedie Lemuel John Tweedie Lemuel John Tweedie was a politician from Chatham, New Brunswick.His law partner in Chatham for a time was Richard Bedford Bennett, later Prime Minister of Canada and Max Aitken for a time was his office boy....	February 3, 1890 – July 17, 1896
16.	Albert T. Dunn Albert T. Dunn Albert T. Dunn was a political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Saint John County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1892 to 1908 as a Liberal member....	July 17, 1896 – March 28, 1904
17.	L. J. Tweedie Lemuel John Tweedie Lemuel John Tweedie was a politician from Chatham, New Brunswick.His law partner in Chatham for a time was Richard Bedford Bennett, later Prime Minister of Canada and Max Aitken for a time was his office boy....  (acting)	March 1904 – ?
18.	Francis J. Sweeney Francis J. Sweeney Francis Jeremiah Sweeney was a lawyer and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Westmorland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a Liberal member from 1903 to 1912 and from 1917 to 1920....	1904 – 1908?
19.	W.C.H. Grimmer W.C.H. Grimmer Ward Chipman Hazen Grimmer was a lawyer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Charlotte County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1903 to 1917....	March 24, 1908 – October 16, 1911
20.	James K. Flemming James Kidd Flemming James Kidd Flemming was a businessman and politician in New Brunswick, Canada.Flemming was a school teacher and lumberman before entering politics and serving as Provincial Secretary-Treasurer from 1908 to 1911 and Minister of Lands and Mines from 1911-1914. He succeeded Douglas Hazen as the...	October 16, 1911 – December 6, 1914
21.	James A. Murray James Alexander Murray James Alexander Murray was a Conservative politician and the 16th Premier of New Brunswick. Murray was first elected to the legislature in 1908 and served as Minister of Agriculture before becoming Premier in 1917 only to have his government defeated in the general election weeks later.-External...	?
22.	George J. Clarke George Johnson Clarke George Johnson Clarke, KC was a New Brunswick lawyer, journalist and politician.A native of St. Andrews, New Brunswick, George Clarke taught school for a time in Charlotte County before studying law. He was called to the bar in 1885 and set up practice in St. Stephen. He was also editor of the...	December 17, 1914 – February 1, 1917
23.	Arthur R. Slipp	February 2, 1917 – April 1, 1917
24.	Ernest A. Smith Ernest A. Smith Ernest Albert Smith was a dentist, merchant and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Westmorland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1916 to 1920 as a Liberal member....	April 4, 1917 – September 14, 1920
25.	Clifford W. Robinson Clifford William Robinson Clifford William Robinson was a New Brunswick lawyer, businessman and politician, the 12th Premier of New Brunswick....	October 1, 1920 – 1923
26.	Judson E. Hetherington Judson Hetherington Judson Egbert Hetherington was a physician and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Queen's County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1917 to 1925 as a Liberal....	?
27.	Peter J. Veniot Peter Veniot Peter John Veniot, PC was a businessman and newspaper owner and a politician in New Brunswick, Canada. He was the first Acadian premier of the province of New Brunswick....	May 6, 1924 – ?
28.	A. Allison Dysart Allison Dysart A. Allison Dysart was a New Brunswick politician, lawyer and judge.Dysart was born in Cocagne, New Brunswick and was educated at St. Joseph's University in Memramcook, the Guelph Agricultural School in Ontario and Dalhousie Law School. He was called to the bar in 1913 and set up practice in...	July 10, 1925 – September 14, 1925
29.	Charles D. Richards Charles Dow Richards Charles Dow Richards , born in Southampton, York County, New Brunswick, was a judge and New Brunswick politician....	September 14, 1925 – May 18, 1931
30.	L. P. D. Tilley Leonard Percy de Wolfe Tilley Leonard Percy de Wolfe Tilley was a New Brunswick lawyer, politician and the 21st Premier.Tilley was born in Ottawa, the son of Samuel Leonard Tilley, one of the Fathers of Confederation, and grew up there and in Fredericton. He was educated at the University of New Brunswick and then studied law...	June 1, 1933 – July 16, 1935
31.	Frederick W. Pirie Frederick William Pirie Frederick William Pirie was an industrialist and political figure in New Brunswick.Born in Red Rapids, New Brunswick, Frederick Pirie represented Victoria County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a Liberal member from 1930 to 1945...	July 16, 1935 – April 18, 1945
32.	John B. McNair	?
33.	Richard J. Gill Richard J. Gill Richard Joseph Gill was a lumberman and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Northumberland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1931 to 1956 as a Liberal member....	May 1946 – October 8, 1952
34.	Norman B. Buchanan	October 8, 1952 – July 12, 1960
35.	Graham Crocker	July 12, 1960 – May 13, 1965
36.	Daniel A. Riley Daniel Aloysius Riley Daniel Aloysius Riley was a Canadian politician.Born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, he received a Bachelor of Civil Law degree from the University of New Brunswick in 1940....	May 13, 1965 – January 26, 1966
37.	William R. Duffie William R. Duffie William R. "Bill" Duffie was a forestry engineer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Sunbury County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1960 to 1970 as a Liberal member....	March 21, 1966 – November 12, 1970
38.	Wilfred G. Bishop	November 12, 1970 – July 18, 1972
39.	A. Edison Stairs	July 18, 1972 – December 3, 1974
40.	Roland Boudreau	December 3, 1974 – November 21, 1978
41.	J. W. "Bud" Bird Bud Bird John Williston Bird, PC, OC is a Canadian businessman who is a former mayor of the city of Fredericton, a Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, and a Progressive Conservative Party of Canada member of the Canadian House of...	November 21, 1978 – June 10, 1982
42.	Edwin G. Allen	June 10, 1982 – October 30, 1982
43.	Gerald Merrithew	October 30, 1982 – August 3, 1984
44.	Malcolm MacLeod Malcolm MacLeod (politician) Malcolm Noble "Mac" MacLeod was a Canadian politician. He served as a longtime member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick representing the electoral district of Albert from 1970 to his defeat in 1987 when his Progressive Conservatives lost every seat in the legislature.He was the second...	February 13, 1985 – October 27, 1987
45.	Morris V. Green Morris Vernon Green Morris Vernon Green is a retired history teacher and former politician in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada.In 1960, he graduated from Upper Miramichi Regional High School in Boiestown, New Brunswick...	October 27, 1987 – August 31, 1991
46.	Alan R. Graham	August 31, 1991 – May 14, 1998
47.	Doug Tyler Doug Tyler Doug Tyler is a political figure in the province of New Brunswick, Canada.Tyler was a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from the 1987 election until his defeat in the 1999 election...	May 14, 1998 – June 21, 1999
48.	Jeannot Volpé Jeannot Volpé Jeannot Volpé is a Canadian politician in the Province of New Brunswick.Born in Saint-Jacques, New Brunswick, Volpé graduated from the University of Moncton in 1973 with a Bachelor of Physical Education degree and taught school until 1980...	June 21, 1999 – June 27, 2003
49.	Keith Ashfield Keith Ashfield Keith Ashfield, PC, MP is a Canadian politician. He is the MP for the electoral district of Fredericton, and was appointed Minister of State in the Cabinet of Canada afterwards...	June 27, 2003 – September 18, 2006
50.	Donald Arseneault Donald Arseneault Donald Arseneault is a New Brunswick politician. He is the member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for the riding of Dalhousie-Restigouche East....	September 18, 2006 – November 12, 2008
51.	R. Wallis (Wally) Stiles Wally Stiles R. Wallis "Wally" Stiles, is a New Brunswick politician. He represented the electoral district of Petitcodiac in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1999–2010...	November 12, 2008 – October 12, 2010
52.	Bruce Northrup Bruce Northrup Bruce Northrup is a Progressive Conservative politician in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2006 election as the Progressive Conservative MLA for Kings East.Northrup has acted as official Opposition critic for energy and NB...	October 12, 2010 – present