David Alward
| David Alward | |
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| 32nd Premier of New Brunswick | |
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In office October 12, 2010 – October 7, 2014 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Lieutenant Governor | Graydon Nicholas |
| Preceded by | Shawn Graham |
| Succeeded by | Brian Gallant |
| Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Carleton (2014-2015) |
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In office June 7, 1999 – May 22, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Bruce Smith |
| Succeeded by | Stewart Fairgrieve |
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David Nathan Alward December 2, 1959 Beverly, Massachusetts, United States |
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| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Rhonda Lynn Stairs |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Meductic, New Brunswick |
| Occupation | politician |
| Religion | Baptist |
David Nathan Alward (born December 2, 1959) is a Canadian politician, who served as the 32nd Premier of New Brunswick, 2010 to 2014.
Alward has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick since 1999 and has been the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick. His party was defeated on September 22, 2014, and Alward resigned as Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick leader on September 23, 2014. On April 24, 2015 Alward was named Canadian consul general in Boston.
Alward was born in Beverly, Massachusetts. The son of a minister, Alward moved to Atlantic Canada in his youth where he graduated from high school in Nackawic, New Brunswick. Alward received his post-secondary education in psychology in the United States at Bryan College in Dayton, Tennessee.
Alward worked as a federal civil servant from 1982 to 1996 when he went into business on his own. He operates a hobby farm where he raises purebred Hereford cattle. He also volunteered as an emergency medical technician and lab instructor with the St. John Ambulance and as a firefighter with the Meductic Fire Department. He served on the board of directors of the Carleton Regional Development Commission and the New Brunswick Hereford Association. He served on the Centennial Elementary School Parent Advisory Committee, the School District 12 Stay-in-School Committee, and the local agricultural employment board. Alward is an active member of his Meductic Church, and a member of the Woodstock Rotary Club.
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