Daniel Guitard

Daniel Guitard (born October 1, 1959) is a Canadian politician who has been serving as the first mayor of Belle-Baie since 2023. Previously, he was the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2014 provincial election.[1] He represented the electoral district of Restigouche-Chaleur as a member of the Liberal Party. On October 23, 2018, members of the assembly selected Guitard to serve as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick.[2][3] On October 11, 2022, he announced his resignation due to his plans to run for mayor of the newly-created municipality of Belle-Baie.[4] He would end up being successful. He was previously mayor of Pointe-Verte, New Brunswick.[5]

His Worship
Daniel Guitard
Mayor of Belle-Baie
Assumed office
January 1, 2023
Preceded byPosition established
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
In office
October 23, 2018 – October 7, 2020
Preceded byChris Collins
Succeeded byBill Oliver
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
for Restigouche-Chaleur
In office
September 22, 2014 – November 27, 2022
Preceded byRoland Haché
Succeeded byMarco LeBlanc
Personal details
Born (1959-10-01) October 1, 1959
Pointe-Verte, New Brunswick, Canada
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Liberal
OccupationPolitician

He was born in Pointe-Verte, New Brunswick.[6]

References
  1. "New Brunswick Votes 2014: Restigouche-Chaleur". CBC News, September 23, 2014.
  2. "New Brunswick's Liberal government seeks 'common ground' in throne speech to divided legislature".
  3. "N.B. Liberals seek 'common ground' in throne speech to divided legislature - New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca".
  4. "Liberal MLA Daniel Guitard confirms resignation, plans mayoral run". CBC News, October 11, 2022.
  5. "Liberal MLA Daniel Guitard confirms resignation, plans mayoral run". CBC. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  6. "Daniel Guitard: MLA, Restigouche-Chaleur". Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. Retrieved April 14, 2018.


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