Milton A. Sherwood is a former politician

Politician

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 in the Province of New Brunswick

New Brunswick

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, Canada

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. In the early 1960s, he moved to Westfield, New Brunswick

Grand Bay-Westfield, New Brunswick

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 where he operated a printing

Printing

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 business for many years.

Sherwood studied at the University of New Brunswick

University of New Brunswick

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 in Fredericton

Fredericton, New Brunswick

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, graduating in 1963 with a Bachelor of Business Administration

Bachelor of Business Administration

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 degree. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party

Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick

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, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

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 in 1995

New Brunswick general election, 1995

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, 1999

New Brunswick general election, 1999

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 and 2003

New Brunswick general election, 2003

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In opposition from 1995 to 1999, he served as critic for various departments and served from 1997 to 1998 as house leader

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 under Elvy Robichaud

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Following the 1999 election, he served in the cabinet

Executive Council of New Brunswick

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 first as Minister of Agriculture

Department of Agriculture (New Brunswick)

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 and then, when that department was merged into the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture (New Brunswick)

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 he served as minister of public safety

Department of Public Safety (New Brunswick)

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. He was dropped from the cabinet in a 2001 cabinet shuffle

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 and though re-elected in 2003, he did not run for re-election in 2006

New Brunswick general election, 2006

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Sherwood married Lois Lingley.