Kirk MacDonald

MLA, York North
Critic - Business New Brunswick
Critic - Provincial Capital Commission
Critic - Population Growth Secretariat
Acting Critic - Energy
Critic - NB Power
Critic - New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board


Kirk MacDonald was re-elected in the provincial election held September 18, 2006, the first MLA to represent the new electoral district of York North.

He was formerly the Member of the Legislature for the constituency of Mactaquac. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party, he was elected to the 54th Legislature in the provincial general election held June 7, 1999. During the 54th Legislature, he was a member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, Standing Committee on Law Amendments, and Legislative Administration Committee.

He was re-elected in the provincial general election held June 9, 2003. He chaired the Select Committee on Wood Supply and served on the Select Committee on Public Automobile Insurance. He was a member of the following standing committees: Public Accounts, Private Bills, Crown Corporations, Procedure, Law Amendments, and the Ombudsman.

On February 14, 2006, he was sworn in as Minister of Business New Brunswick.

He was born in Stanley, N.B., the son of Barbara and Doug MacDonald. He graduated from Stanley High School and continued his education at the University of New Brunswick, receiving a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1997. Active in politics since high school, having served on the Stanley High School Student Council, he is currently a Director of the Tobique-Mactaquac Progressive Conservative Association.

Mr. MacDonald has also contributed widely to his community as a volunteer. He is a judge at local 4-H public speaking competitions. He is a member of the board of directors for St. Thomas Anglican Church and for the Stanley Fair Planning Committee. He chairs the agriculture exhibits committee at the Stanley Fair and is a member of the Stanley Agricultural Society #35. He is also a member of the UNB Business Society and Nashwaak Bicentennial Association.

Mr. MacDonald currently resides in Stanley, N.B.