Rose-May Poirier

MLA, Rogersville-Kouchibouguac
Critic - Service New Brunswick
Critic - Office of the Premier
Critic - Secretariat for Community Non-Profit Organizations
Critic - New Brunswick Liquor Corporation


Rose-May Poirier is a Progressive Conservative MLA. The first woman to be elected to represent the riding of Rogersville-Kouchibouguac, she was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1999 and was re-elected in 2003. She was appointed Minister of the Office of Human Resources on June 27, 2003. On February 14, 2006, she was named Minister of Local Government and Minister responsible for Aboriginal Affairs.

She was re-elected in the September 18, 2006, provincial election.

Before entering provincial politics, Ms. Poirier was a successful businessperson and manager, working as an insurance representative for Assumption Life and as an executive V.I.P. manager for Tupperware Canada. She has received numerous distinctions during her career as a sales leader, manager and recruiter, including leading one of the top sales teams in Canada and as one of the best salespeople in North America.

Ms. Poirier also served six years on the Saint-Louis-de-Kent town council where she played a large role in the World Acadian Congress, the Acadian Games, Promo-Kent and was involved with the Saint-Louis-de-Kent volunteer firefighters.

She has always been active in her community, volunteering her time and fundraising for a number of deserving causes including: Child Find, Children’s Wish Foundation, Heart and Stroke Foundation, the George L. Dumont Tree of Hope Campaign, and the Friends of the Moncton Hospital.

Ms. Poirier lives in Saint-Louis-de-Kent with her husband Donald. They have two grown daughters and four grandchildren.