# Roy Boudreau
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{{Short description|Canadian politician and teacher (1946–2023)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Roy Boudreau
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1946|10|24}}
| birth_place = [Campbellton, New Brunswick](/source/Campbellton%2C_New_Brunswick), Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|09|29|1946|10|24}}
| death_place =
| spouse = Paulette Lurette
| office1 = [Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick](/source/Speaker_of_the_Legislative_Assembly_of_New_Brunswick)
| term_start1 = 2007
| term_end1 = 2010
| predecessor1 = [Eugene McGinley](/source/Eugene_McGinley)
| successor1 = [Dale Graham](/source/Dale_Graham)
| office2 = [MLA](/source/Legislative_Assembly_of_New_Brunswick) for [Campbellton-Restigouche Centre](/source/Campbellton-Restigouche_Centre)
[Campbellton](/source/Campbellton_(electoral_district)) (2003-2006)
| term_start2 = 2003
| term_end2 = 2010
| predecessor2 = [Jean F. Dubé](/source/Jean_F._Dub%C3%A9)
| successor2 = [Greg Davis](/source/Greg_Davis_(Canadian_politician))
| party = [Liberal](/source/New_Brunswick_Liberal_Association)
| occupation = School teacher
}}
'''Roy Boudreau''' (October 24, 1946 – September 29, 2023) was a Canadian teacher and politician in [New Brunswick](/source/New_Brunswick). From 2003 to 2010, he was the member of the [Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick](/source/Legislative_Assembly_of_New_Brunswick) for the [riding](/source/Riding_(division)) of [Campbellton-Restigouche Centre](/source/Campbellton-Restigouche_Centre).
==Life and career==
Boudreau was educated at the New Brunswick Teachers’ College and the [Université de Moncton](/source/Universit%C3%A9_de_Moncton), receiving a [B. Ed.](/source/Bachelor_of_Education) from the latter institution. He was a teacher for 33 years, the latter years of which he was a vice-principal and [principal](/source/school_principal). He was elected to Campbellton [city council](/source/city_council) in 2001 after an unsuccessful bid in 1998.
A [Liberal](/source/New_Brunswick_Liberal_Association), he was elected to the legislature in [2003](/source/2003_New_Brunswick_general_election) for the district of [Campbellton](/source/Campbellton_(electoral_district)). He served in the [opposition](/source/parliamentary_opposition) [shadow cabinet](/source/shadow_cabinet) at various times as critic for Department of Tourism and Parks, the Culture and Sport Secretariat, the [anglophone](/source/English_language) section of the [Department of Education](/source/Department_of_Education_(New_Brunswick)) and the [Department of Family and Community Services](/source/Department_of_Social_Development_(New_Brunswick)).
Boudreau was re-elected to the [slightly altered](/source/New_Brunswick_electoral_redistribution%2C_2006) district of Campbellton-Restigouche Centre in the [2006 election](/source/2006_New_Brunswick_general_election) in which his Liberal Party formed the government. He was named [deputy speaker](/source/deputy_speaker) on October 16, 2006[{{cite web |url=http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/news/leg/2006e1265la.htm |title=Deputy speakers named |date=October 16, 2006 |publisher=Government of New Brunswick}}] and elected [speaker](/source/speaker_(politics)) on November 27, 2007.[{{cite web |url=http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/news/leg/2007e1529la.htm |title=Election of new speaker |publisher=Government of New Brunswick |date=November 27, 2007}}]
In the [2010 election](/source/2010_New_Brunswick_general_election), Boudreau was defeated by [Progressive Conservative](/source/Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_New_Brunswick) candidate [Greg Davis](/source/Greg_Davis_(Canadian_politician)).[[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/n-b-tories-win-majority-government-1.905539 "N.B. Tories win majority government"]. CBC News, September 28, 2010. Retrieved 2014-06-04.][[http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nbvotes2010/ridings/001/ "New Brunswick Votes – Campbellton-Restigouche Centre"]. CBC News, September 28, 2010.]
Boudreau died on September 29, 2023, at the age of 76.[{{cite news |last1=Boisvert |first1=Jean-François |title=Décès de Roy Boudreau, ancien président de l’Assemblée législative |url=https://www.acadienouvelle.com/actualites/2023/10/03/deces-de-roy-boudreau-ancien-president-de-lassemblee-legislative/ |access-date=9 October 2023 |publisher=Acadie Nouvelle |date=3 October 2023}}]
==References==
* {{cite web |url=http://www1.gnb.ca/legis/bios1/bio-E.asp?idno=128&version=e |title=Hon. Roy Boudreau, C.D. |work=MLA Bios - 56th Legislature |publisher=Government of New Brunswick |accessdate=2009-12-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106144948/http://www1.gnb.ca/legis/bios1/bio-e.asp?idNo=128&version=e |archivedate=2010-01-06 }}
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Category:1946 births
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Category:New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs
Category:People from Campbellton, New Brunswick
Category:Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
Category:21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
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