Michael George McKee is a lawyer, judge, former Catholic

Roman Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...

 priest, 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 Moncton North

Moncton North

Moncton North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.-MLAs:*Michael McKee, Liberal *John Lebans, Liberal *Gene Devereux, Liberal...

 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 1974 to 1993 as a Liberal member.

He was born in Bouctouche, New Brunswick

Bouctouche, New Brunswick

Bouctouche is a Canadian town in Kent County, New Brunswick and in 2006 Census the population was 2,383.The town is located at the mouth of the Bouctouche River on the coast of the Northumberland Strait, approximately 40 kilometres northeast of Moncton....

, the son of Killeen McKee and Juliette Michaud, and was educated at St. Thomas University

St. Thomas University (New Brunswick)

St. Thomas University is jointly a public and Roman Catholic liberal arts university located in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. It offers degrees exclusively at the undergraduate level for approximately 3,000 students in the liberal arts, humanities, journalism, education, and social work....

, Holy Heart Seminary and the University of New Brunswick

University of New Brunswick

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. McKee was a parish priest for five years in Moncton

Moncton, New Brunswick

Moncton is a Canadian city, located in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. The city is situated in southeastern New Brunswick, within the Petitcodiac River Valley, and lies at the geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces...

 and was chaplain for the Dorchester Penitentiary for four years. He left the priesthood and married Winnifred Anne Shaw. McKee served in the province's Executive Council as Minister of Labour

Department of Labour (New Brunswick)

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and Minister for Multiculturalism from 1987 to 1991. He resigned his seat in 1993 after being named a judge in the provincial court.