Gregory Hugh O'Donnell is a businessman and former political figure 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. He represented Memramcook and then Dieppe-Memramcook

Dieppe-Memramcook

Dieppe-Memramcook was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It has been superseded by the Memramcook-Lakeville-Dieppe district.- External links :*...

 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.

He was born in Memramcook, New Brunswick

Memramcook, New Brunswick

Memramcook is a Canadian village in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. Located in south-eastern New Brunswick, the community is predominantly people of Acadian descent who speak the Chiac derivative of the French language....

, the son of William O'Donnell and Julia Leblanc. He was educated at the University of New Brunswick

University of New Brunswick

The University of New Brunswick is a Canadian university located in the province of New Brunswick. UNB is the oldest English language university in Canada and among the first public universities in North America. The university has two main campuses: the original campus founded in 1785 in...

. O'Donnell served as Minister of Supply and Services

Department of Supply and Services (New Brunswick)

The Department of Supply and Services is a part of the Government of New Brunswick. It is charged with providing central services, including maintenance of government-owned buildings, purchase of goods and services, provincial archives, translation and printing, to government departments and...

 from 1998 to 1999. In 1995, he defeated Bernard Lord

Bernard Lord

Bernard Lord, ONB, QC, is a Canadian politician and lobbyist. Lord served as the 30th Premier of New Brunswick from 1999 to 2006.-Early life:...

to win his seat in the provincial assembly. O'Donnell was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1999.