 the executive council of new brunswick (informally and more commonly, the cabinet of new brunswick) is the cabinet of that canadian province. almost always made up of members of the legislative assembly of new brunswick, the cabinet is similar in structure and role to the cabinet of canada while being smaller in size. as federal and provincial responsibilities differ there are a number of different portfolios between the federal and provincial governments. the lieutenant-governor of new brunswick, as representative of the queen in right of new brunswick, appoints the council which advises him on the governance of the province, and is referred to as the lieutenant-governor in council. members of the cabinet, who advise, or minister, the viceroy, are recommended by the premier of new brunswick and appointed by the lieutenant-governor. most cabinet ministers are the head of a ministry, but this is not always the case. as at the federal level the most important cabinet post after that of the leader is minister of finance. today the next most powerful position is certainly the health portfolio which has a vast budget and is of central political import. other powerful porfolios include education, family & community services, natural resources and transportation. ==current cabinet== the current cabinet is led by premier brian gallant and was sworn-in on october 8, 2014. {| cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 class="wikitable" ! minister ! portfolio ! since |- |rowspan=7|brian gallant |premier of new brunswick |rowspan=7|2014 |- |president of the executive council |- |minister of intergovernmental affairs |- |minister responsible for innovation |- |minister responsible for rural affairs |- |minister responsible for women's equality |- |chair of the new brunswick jobs board |- |rowspan=3|stephen horsman |deputy premier |rowspan=3|2014 |- |minister of public safety and solicitor general |- |minister of justice |- |rowspan=2|denis landry |minister of natural resources |rowspan=2|2014 |- |minister of human resources |- |rowspan=3|victor boudreau |minister of health |rowspan=3|2014 |- |minister responsible for the regional development corporation |- |minister responsible for strategic program review |- |rowspan=2|serge rousselle |attorney general of new brunswick |rowspan=2|2014 |- |minister of education and early childhood development |- |rowspan=3|roger melanson |minister of finance |rowspan=3|2014 |- |[[department of tran
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