Jill Green (politician)

Jill Green
Minister of Social Development
In office
June 27, 2023 – November 2, 2024
PremierBlaine Higgs
Preceded byDorothy Shephard
Succeeded byCindy Miles
Minister of Service New Brunswick
In office
October 13, 2022 – June 27, 2023
Preceded byMary Wilson
Succeeded byMary Wilson
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure
In office
September 29, 2020 – October 13, 2022
Preceded byBill Oliver
Succeeded byJeff Carr
Member of the
New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
for Fredericton North
In office
September 14, 2020 – September 19, 2024
Preceded byStephen Horsman
Succeeded byLuke Randall
Personal details
Political partyProgressive Conservative

Jill Green is a Canadian Progressive Conservative politician who represented Fredericton North in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 2020 until her defeat in the 2024 New Brunswick general election.[1] Green was a member of the Executive Council of New Brunswick as Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure from 2020 until 2022, Minister of Service New Brunswick from 2022 until 2023 and Minister of Social Development from 2023 until 2024.[2]

Green was born in Fredericton North, and graduated in 1995 with a degree in civil engineering from the University of New Brunswick.[3] She is a Fellow in the Canadian Academy of Engineers, and received the 2017 BMO Innovation and Global Growth Award for her work as a CEO in engineering.[3]

Electoral history

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2020 New Brunswick general election: Fredericton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Jill Green 3,226 41.12 +12.89
Green Luke Randall 2,464 31.41 +14.42
Liberal Stephen Horsman 1,464 18.66 -12.95
People's Alliance Allen Price 591 7.53 -13.83
New Democratic Mackenzie Thomason 100 1.27 -0.53
Total valid votes 7,845 100.0
Total rejected ballots 42 0.53
Turnout 7,887 67.87
Eligible voters 11,620
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing -0.77
2018 New Brunswick general election: Fredericton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Stephen Horsman 2,443 31.61 -1.99
Progressive Conservative Jill Green 2,182 28.23 -3.50
People's Alliance Lynn King 1,651 21.36 +17.21
Green Tamara White 1,313 16.99 +6.72
New Democratic Scarlett Tays 139 1.80 -18.45
Total valid votes 7,728 99.79
Total rejected ballots 16 0.21 -0.03
Turnout 7,744 66.48 +0.34
Eligible voters 11,648
Liberal hold Swing +0.75

References

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  1. ^ "Live New Brunswick election results 2020: Real-time results in the provincial election". Global News. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  2. ^ Government of New Brunswick, Canada (29 Sep 2020). "Swearing-in ceremony held". www2.gnb.ca. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  3. ^ a b "Hon. Jill Green". Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. Retrieved 11 December 2023.