# Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (New Brunswick)

The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development is an executive agency of the Government of New Brunswick, Canada. It is responsible for the administration of the New Brunswick public education system. Its primary and secondary schools are divided into seven districts in separate units; four anglophone districts and three francophone districts.
On May 14, 1998 it also took over responsibility for universities and community colleges however community colleges were later moved to the Department of Training and Employment Development on March 23, 2000. On February 14, 2006 it was returned to its pre-1998 configuration with responsibility for just primary and secondary schools when universities were moved to the new Department of Post-secondary Education and Training.
In October 2010, it took responsibility for early childhood education from the Department of Social Development and its name changed from the Department of Education to the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.

## Ministers

| # | Minister | Term | Government |
| 1. | A. P. Paterson | July 16, 1938 – January 10, 1940 | under Allison Dysart |
| 2. | Charles H. Blakeney | January 10, 1940 – March 13, 1940 | under Allison Dysart |
| | Charles H. Blakeney (cont'd) | March 13, 1940 - November 2, 1948 | under John B. McNair |
| 3. | James W. Brittain | November 2, 1948 – October 8, 1952 | under John B. McNair |
| 4. | Claude Taylor | October 8, 1952 – July 8, 1960 | under Hugh John Flemming |
| 5. | Henry Irwin | July 8, 1960 – April 5, 1966 | under Louis Robichaud |
| 6. | W. Wynn Meldrum | April 5, 1966 – November 12, 1970 | under Louis Robichaud |
| 7. | Lorne McGuigan | November 12, 1970 – December 3, 1974 | under Richard Hatfield |
| 8. | Gerald Merrithew | December 3, 1974 – December 20, 1976 | under Richard Hatfield |
| 9. | Charles Gallagher | December 20, 1976 – October 30, 1982 | under Richard Hatfield |
| 10. | Clarence Cormier | October 30, 1982 – October 3, 1985 | under Richard Hatfield |
| 11. | Jean-Pierre Ouellet | October 3, 1985 – October 27, 1987 | under Richard Hatfield |
| 12. | Shirley Dysart | October 27, 1987 – October 8, 1991 | under Frank McKenna |
| 13. | Paul Duffie | October 9, 1991 – April 27, 1994 | under Frank McKenna |
| 14. | Vaughn Blaney | April 27, 1994 – September 26, 1995 | under Frank McKenna |
| 15. | James E. Lockyer | September 26, 1995 – July 23, 1997 | under Frank McKenna |
| 16. | Bernard Richard | July 23, 1997 – October 13, 1997 | under Frank McKenna |
| | Bernard Richard (cont'd) | October 13, 1997 – February 6, 1998 | under Ray Frenette |
| | Bernard Thériault (interim) | February 6, 1998 – May 14, 1998 | under Ray Frenette |
| | Bernard Richard (2nd time) | May 14, 1998 – June 21, 1999 | under Camille Thériault |
| 17. | Elvy Robichaud | June 21, 1999 – October 9, 2001 | under Bernard Lord |
| 18. | Dennis Furlong | October 9, 2001 – June 27, 2003 | under Bernard Lord |
| 19. | Madeleine Dubé | June 27, 2003 – February 14, 2006 | under Bernard Lord |
| 20. | Claude Williams | February 14, 2006 – October 3, 2006 | under Bernard Lord |
| 21. | Kelly Lamrock | October 3, 2006 – June 2009 | under Shawn Graham |
| 22. | Roland Haché | June 2009 - October 12, 2010 | under Shawn Graham |
| 23. | Jody Carr | October 12, 2010 – September 23, 2013 | under David Alward |
| 24. | Marie-Claude Blais | September 23, 2013 – October 7, 2014 | under David Alward |
| 25. | Serge Rousselle | October 7, 2014 – 6 June 2016 | under Brian Gallant |
| 26. | Brian Kenny | 6 June 2016-9 November 2018 | under Brian Gallant |
| 27. | Dominic Cardy | 9 November 2018 – 13 October 2022 | under Blaine Higgs |
| 28. | Bill Hogan | 13 October 2022 – present | under Blaine Higgs |