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Canadian politician (born 1955)

The HonourableJoan Kingston

Canadian Senator from New Brunswick
Incumbent
Assumed office October 31, 2023
Nominated by	Justin Trudeau
Appointed by	Mary Simon
MLA for New Maryland
In office 1995–1999
Preceded by	first member
Succeeded by	Keith Ashfield

Personal details
Born	(1955-01-08) January 8, 1955 (age 69) Sussex, New Brunswick
Political party	Independent (since 2023)
Other political affiliations	Liberal (until 2023)
Residence(s)	New Maryland, New Brunswick
Occupation	Nurse/Professor

Joan Margaret Kingston (born January 8, 1955) is a Canadian nurse, teacher and politician. She has served as a senator from New Brunswick since October 2023. She previously represented New Maryland in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a Liberal member from 1995 to 1999.

She was born in Sussex, New Brunswick, and educated at the University of New Brunswick. She was president of the Nurses Association of New Brunswick and an instructor at the University of New Brunswick. Kingston served in the province's Executive Council as Minister of the Environment and Minister of Labour. She was defeated in the 1999 general election. Kingston is currently employed in the Office of the Premier of New Brunswick.

On October 31, 2023, she was summoned to the Senate of Canada by Governor General Mary Simon, on the advice of prime minister Justin Trudeau.

References

Person Detail
"The Prime Minister announces the appointment of five senators". Prime Minister of Canada. October 31, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.

External links

List of Women MLAs, New Brunswick Legislative Library

Cabinet post (1)
New Brunswick provincial government of Camille Thériault
Predecessor	Office	Successor
Roly MacIntyre	Minister of Labour 1998–1999	Norm McFarlane
New Brunswick provincial government of Ray Frenette
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor	Office	Successor
herself in McKenna government	Minister of the Environment 1997–1998	Gene Devereux
New Brunswick provincial government of Frank McKenna
Special Cabinet Responsibilities
Predecessor	Title	Successor
Vaughn Blaney	Minister of the Environment 1997	herself in Frenette government

v t e Current members of the Senate of Canada
Presiding officers: Speaker: Raymonde Gagné Speaker pro tempore: Pierrette Ringuette
AB	■ Fridhandler ■ LaBoucane-Benson ■ Simons ■ Sorensen ■ Tannas ■ K. Wells
BC	■ Busson ■ Greenwood ■ Martin ■ Woo 2 vacancies
MB	■ Adler ■ Gagné ■ McCallum ■ McPhedran ■ Osler ■ Plett
NB	■ Boudreau ■ Cormier ■ Hartling ■ Kingston ■ McNair ■ Poirier ■ Quinn ■ Richards ■ Ringuette ■ Ross
NL	■ Manning ■ Marshall ■ Petten ■ Ravalia ■ D. Wells ■ White
NS	■ Aucoin ■ Bernard ■ Cordy ■ Coyle ■ Cuzner ■ C. Deacon ■ Kutcher ■ MacDonald ■ Prosper ■ Surette
ON	■ Al Zaibak ■ Ataullahjan ■ Black ■ Boehm ■ Boniface ■ Boyer ■ Burey ■ Cardozo ■ Clement ■ Dasko ■ M. Deacon ■ Dean ■ Harder ■ McBean ■ Moncion ■ Moodie ■ Omidvar ■ Pate ■ R. Patterson ■ Senior ■ Varone ■ Yussuff 1 vacancy
PE	■ Downe ■ Francis ■ MacAdam ■ Robinson 1 vacancy
QC	■ Audette ■ Brazeau ■ Carignan ■ Dagenais ■ Dalphond ■ Forest ■ Galvez ■ Gerba ■ Gignac ■ Gold ■ Housakos ■ Loffreda ■ Massicotte ■ Mégie ■ Miville-Dechêne ■ Moreau ■ Oudar ■ Petitclerc ■ Saint-Germain ■Seidman ■ Smith ■ Verner ■ Youance 1 vacancy
SK	■ Arnot ■ Batters ■ Klyne ■ Muggli ■ Wallin 1 vacancy
Territories	NT ■ Anderson NU ■ Karetak-Lindell YT ■ Duncan
■ Independent Senators Group (41) ■ Canadian Senators Group (18) ■ Progressive Senate Group (14) ■ Conservative (12) ■ Non-affiliated (10) vacant (9)

v t e Cabinet of Premier of New Brunswick Camille Thériault (1998–1999)
Camille Thériault Edmond Blanchard Ann Breault Greg Byrne Georgie Day Jean-Camille DeGrâce Gene Devereux Harry Doyle Danny Gay Stuart Jamieson Joan Kingston Sheldon Lee James E. Lockyer Reg MacDonald Roly MacIntyre Marcelle Mersereau Greg O'Donnell Bernard Richard Jean-Paul Savoie Bernard Thériault Doug Tyler

v t e Cabinet of Premier of New Brunswick Ray Frenette (1997–1998)
Ray Frenette Jane Barry Edmond Blanchard Ann Breault Greg Byrne Danny Gay Alan R. Graham Stuart Jamieson Joan Kingston Peter LeBlanc Sheldon Lee James E. Lockyer Roly MacIntyre Marcelle Mersereau Bernard Richard Jean-Paul Savoie Bernard Thériault Camille Thériault Doug Tyler

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