Paul Robichaud is a politician

Politician

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 in the province of New Brunswick

New Brunswick

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, Canada

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.

He studied at the Shippagan, New Brunswick

Shippagan, New Brunswick

Shippagan is a Canadian town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.Located in the northeastern part of the Acadian Peninsula, a combination bridge-causeway connects the town with Lamèque Island to the northeast. Approximately 99% of the town's residents are Francophone.The town was founded by the...

 campus of the University of Moncton. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party

Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick

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 since 1985, he first ran for office in the 1995

New Brunswick general election, 1995

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 but was defeated. He served from then until the next election as a Francophone

Francophone

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 organizer for the PC Party and ran again in 1999

New Brunswick general election, 1999

The 34th New Brunswick general election was held on June 7, 1999, to elect 55 members to the 54th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada. It marked the debut of both Camille Thériault and Bernard Lord as leaders of the Liberals and...

 when we was successful becoming the member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

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 for Lamèque-Shippagan-Miscou. He was re-elected in 2003

New Brunswick general election, 2003

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, 2006

New Brunswick general election, 2006

The 36th New Brunswick general election was held on September 18, 2006, to elect 55 members to the 56th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada....

 and 2010.

He joined the cabinet first as Minister of Fisheries & Aquaculture and then became minister of the enlarged Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture (New Brunswick)

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. In a cabinet shuffle

Cabinet shuffle

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 in 2001 he became Minister of Tourism & Parks

Department of Tourism and Parks (New Brunswick)

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 a post he maintained until after the 2003 election when he took over the post of transportation.

He left the cabinet in 2006 as the Liberals

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won that year's election and formed the government.