Claude Williams (politician)

Claude Williams

Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure
In office October 12, 2010 – October 7, 2014
Premier	David Alward
Preceded by	Denis Landry
Succeeded by	Roger Melanson
Minister of Education
In office February 14, 2006 – October 3, 2006
Premier	Bernard Lord
Preceded by	Madeleine Dubé
Succeeded by	Kelly Lamrock
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Kent South
In office April 23, 2001 – September 22, 2014
Preceded by	Camille Thériault
Succeeded by	Benoît Bourque
Personal details
Born	25 November 1955 Saint-Antoine, New Brunswick
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Alma mater	University of Moncton

Claude Williams (born November 25, 1955 in Saint-Antoine, New Brunswick) is a politician and former civil servant in the province of New Brunswick, Canada.

Williams studied at the University of Moncton, graduating with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. Williams was executive assistant to Omer Léger and then a regional manager for the provincial Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture. He also served as a municipal councillor in Saint-Antoine.

He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in a 2001 by-election and was re-elected in the 2003 general election and the 2006 general election. He served in the cabinet for part of 2006. He was Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure from 2010 until his defeat in the 2014 General Election.