Frank McKenna
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The Honourable Frank McKenna PC OC ONB QC |
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| Canadian Ambassador to the United States | |
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In office March 8, 2005 – March 13, 2006 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Michael Kergin |
| Succeeded by | Michael Wilson |
| 27th Premier of New Brunswick | |
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In office October 27, 1987 – October 13, 1997 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Lieutenant Governor |
Gilbert Finn Margaret McCain Marilyn T. Counsell |
| Preceded by | Richard Hatfield |
| Succeeded by | Ray Frenette |
| New Brunswick Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office May 4, 1985 – October 27, 1987 |
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| Preceded by | Shirley Dysart |
| Succeeded by | Camille Thériault |
| Leader of the New Brunswick Liberal Association | |
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In office May 4, 1985 – October 13, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Shirley Dysart |
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| MLA for Chatham | |
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In office October 12, 1982 – September 11, 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Frank E. Kane |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| MLA for Miramichi-Bay du Vin | |
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In office September 11, 1995 – October 13, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | James Doyle |
| Personal details | |
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Francis Joseph McKenna January 19, 1948 Apohaqui, New Brunswick |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Julie (née Friel) McKenna |
Francis Joseph "Frank" McKenna, PC OC ONB QC (born January 19, 1948) is a Canadian businessman and former politician and diplomat. He is currently Deputy Chairman of the Toronto-Dominion Bank. He served as Canadian Ambassador to the United States from 2005 to 2006. He served as the 27th Premier of New Brunswick from 1987 to 1997, winning every seat in the province in his first election.
McKenna was born in Apohaqui, New Brunswick, Canada. He was raised in the home of his grandparents, who lived adjacent to his parents, because his large family could not be wholly housed in his parents' home. After completing high school in Sussex, New Brunswick, he completed a bachelor's degree in Political Science and Economics at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. He began graduate studies at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, but after working for a stint with Allan MacEachen he took MacEachen's advice that most politicians are lawyers and enrolled in law school at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. After he obtained a law degree, he moved to Chatham, New Brunswick, and began the practice of law. He became famous and something of a folk hero, particularly among Acadians, as the defence lawyer in the high-profile murder case of famous New Brunswick boxing champion, Yvon Durelle, in what was a widely publicized case.
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