New Brunswick Southwest

• Greg Thompson (Incumbent)
• Robert Boucher
• Nancy MacIntosh
• Andrew Graham

Greg Thompson

Party: Conservative Party of Canada

Birthdate: March 28, 1947

Age: 61

Birthplace: St. Stephen, N.B.

Education: BA in history, B.Ed., St. Thomas University

Profession: Has worked as a teacher and as a financial planner

Career Background: Taught history at Fundy High School and, in 1980, began working as a sales representative at Moffitt Dodge in St. Stephen. In 1985, joined Investors Group as a financial planner before entering federal politics.

Community Activities: Past member, board of directors: Theatre N.B.; N.B. Drug & Alcohol Dependency Commission. President, School District 21 Teachers Association. Member, Charlotte County Hospital board of directors.

Electoral History

Federal: Elected in Carleton-Charlotte in the 1988 general election; defeated in 1993. Elected in New Brunswick Southwest – as the riding was re-named – in 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2006.

Political History

Cabinet: Named Minister of Veterans Affairs on Feb. 6, 2006.

Committee: Former member: Health; Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities; Public Accounts; subcommittee on Children and Youth at Risk; subcommittee on Combatting Corruption of Public Accounts; subcommittee on the Status of Persons with Disabilities; special committee on Non-medical Use of Drugs; subcommittee on Whistleblowing of the standing committee on Government Operations and Estimates; joint committee on Scrutiny of Regulations; elected co-chair of the Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group.

Caucus: Member of the Conservative caucus.

Robert Boucher

Party: Green Party of Canada

Birthplace: Saint John, N.B.

Education: Honours BA in philosophy from the University of New Brunswick.

Profession: IT security specialist

Marital Status: Married

Children: One, expecting a second.

Career Background: Has been working in the IT industry for 10 years and is currently employed by Bell Aliant.

Community Activities: Has helped fundraise for the Sky's the Limit Snow Challenge (New Brunswick Association for Community Living), CIBC Run for the Cure, Aliant's Backpacks for Kids and the Walk for Kids Help Phone.

Contact information:

Telephone: 506-366-5052

robert.boucher@greenparty.ca

greenparty.ca

Nancy MacIntosh

Party: Liberal Party of Canada

Career Background: She worked as a high school teacher, for the church and for several community organizations before joining then-New Brunswick premier Frank McKenna's government members office as a researcher. She owned and operated a custom golf business for seven years.

Community Activities: Has been the executive director of the Fredericton Boys and Girls Club, the Canadian Mental Health Association - Central New Brunswick (consultant) and the New Brunswick Child Welfare Association (consultant). She has been a board member of New Brunswick Boys and Girls Club, CMHA, NB Community Residences, Parish Council, Chair of Committee for Hospice. She has volunteered at seniors’ homes and at the IWK and soup kitchen in Halifax. She was a church choir director for over 30 years and was recognized for her community involvement by inclusion in the book, Faces of Fredericton.

Mailing address:

11 Bromley Avenue

Hanwell, N.B.

E3C 1M8

Contact information:

Telephone: 506-452-2850

NBSWLib@nbnet.nb.ca

nbliberal.ca/web/nancy_macintosh.html

Andrew Graham

Party: New Democratic Party of Canada

Year of Birth: 1959

Birthplace: London, Ont.

Education: New Brunswick College of Craft and Design

Profession: Woodworker

Children: Three

Career Background: Woodworker and custom cabinetmaker by trade, also designs and builds harpsichords and pipe organs.

Community Activities: Active in the effort to ban liquefied natural gas sites in Passamaquoddy Bay, N.B. and works for Agent Orange compensation from Base Gagetown, N.B.

Electoral History

Provincial: Defeated in Western Charlotte in 1999 and 2003.

Federal: Defeated in New Brunswick Southwest in 2006.

Contact information:

andrewgraham@nbsouthwestndp.com

www.nbsouthwestndp.com

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