Trevor Holder

Who is Trevor Holder?

Trevor Arthur Holder, is a New Brunswick politician. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick representing the electoral district of Saint John Portland and a government MLA. He is New Brunswick's Minister of Tourism and Parks and Minister of Wellness, Culture and Sport.

A 1995 graduate of the University of New Brunswick in Saint John, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science and history. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party, he first ran for the legislature in the 1995 provincial election losing in Saint John Portland with 33.3% to 38.6% for the victorious Liberal candidate Leo McAdam. Holder faced McAdam in a re-match in 1999 and won with 59.7% of the vote to McAdam's 26%.

Holder served as a backbencher for his first term and, following re-election in 2003 he became deputy speaker of the legislature. He was named to cabinet on November 21, 2005 as Minister of Environment and Local Government; he became Minister of Environment on February 14, 2006 when his department was split in two.

He was reelected in the 2006 election, in which the Tories were defeated by Shawn Graham's Liberal Party of New Brunswick. While in opposition, he served on several legislative committees, including the standing committees on estimates, private bills and privileges. He was official Opposition Deputy House leader and official Opposition critic for areas of interest related to post-secondary education, poverty reduction, the Labour and Employment Board, and WorkSafe NB.