Brian Macdonald (politician)

Brian Macdonald MLA
Brian Macdonald at LAV unveiling
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Fredericton West-Hanwell Fredericton-Silverwood (2010-2014)
Incumbent
Assumed office October 12, 2010
Preceded by	Rick Miles
Personal details
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Residence	Fredericton
Alma mater	University of King's College, Royal Military College of Canada, London School of Economics
Occupation	soldier, policy advisor

Brian Macdonald is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2010 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Fredericton West-Hanwell (and previously for Fredericton-Silverwood) as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.

Macdonald served as Government Whip and Legislative Secretary to the Premier with responsible for Intergovernmental Affairs and Military Affairs from 2010 to 2014.

In the 2014 provincial election he was elected in the new riding of Fredericton West-Hanwell defeating New Brunswick NDP leader Dominic Cardy.

On January 21, 2016, Macdonald announced his candidacy for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick.

On June 22, 2016 Macdonald helped to unveil the LAV Memorial for Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan in Oromocto.

Before entering provincial politics, Macdonald served in the Canadian Forces in Bosnia and worked in Iraq. He had served as a policy advisor to the previous Minister of National Defence Peter Mackay.

Macdonald studied politics and history at the Royal Military College of Canada. Macdonald did his graduate studies in England at the London School of Economics where he earned his master's degree in politics as a Mackenzie King Travelling Scholar.