John Herron (New Brunswick politician)
| John Herron | |
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| Member of Parliament for Fundy—Royal |
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In office 1997–2004 |
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| Preceded by | Paul Zed |
| Succeeded by | Rob Moore |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 21, 1964 Kentville, Nova Scotia |
| Political party |
Progressive Conservative (1997-2004) Independent (2004) Liberal (2004-present) |
| Residence | Bloomfield, New Brunswick |
| Profession | Energy Regulation., |
| Religion | United Church of Canada |
| BA History, Acadia., MBA, St. Mary's University | |
John Herron (born October 21, 1964) is a former Canadian politician and Red Tory.
Herron was first elected to the House of Commons in the 1997 federal election as a candidate of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC Party). He was reelected in the 2000 election. Herron was one of a handful of new Progressive Conservative "young Turk" parliamentarians - along with Scott Brison, André Bachand, and Peter MacKay - considered the youthful leadership material that would restore the ailing Tories to their glory days.
After Progressive Conservative leader Jean Charest resigned in April 1998 to lead Quebec Federalists as leader of the Quebec Liberal Party, Herron and fellow MP Jim Jones met with Stephen Harper to explore Harper's interest in the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party. Herron concluded that there was a lack of alignment between the two on a series of public policy matters, and later teamed with Scott Brison to support Joe Clark's candidacy and his subsequent return as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.
Herron became infamous during the 2003 PC leadership election when he abandoned the campaign of Scott Brison to support Peter MacKay before the second ballot. Brison was dropped from the voting when he won just three votes fewer than Jim Prentice on the second ballot. Many blamed this loss on Herron and a handful of his riding delegates who followed him to the MacKay camp.
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