1. David Nathan Alward was born on December 2,1959 and is a Canadian politician, who served as the 32nd premier of New Brunswick, 2010 to 2014.
16 Facts About David Alward
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David Alward's party was defeated on September 22,2014, and Alward resigned as Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick leader on September 23,2014.
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The son of a minister, David Alward moved to Atlantic Canada in his youth where he graduated from high school in Nackawic, New Brunswick.
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David Alward received his post-secondary education in psychology in the United States at Bryan College in Dayton, Tennessee.
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David Alward worked as a federal civil servant from 1982 to 1996 when he went into business on his own.
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David Alward operates a hobby farm where he raises purebred Hereford cattle.
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David Alward volunteered as an emergency medical technician and lab instructor with the St John Ambulance and as a firefighter with the Meductic Fire Department.
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David Alward served on the board of directors of the Carleton Regional Development Commission and the New Brunswick Hereford Association.
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David Alward served on the Centennial Elementary School Parent Advisory Committee, the School District 12 Stay-in-School Committee, and the local agricultural employment board.
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David Alward is an active member of his Meductic Church, and a member of the Woodstock Rotary Club.
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David Alward was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, as a Progressive Conservative for the riding of Woodstock, in the 1999 election and re-elected in 2003.
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On June 19,2008, David Alward became the first candidate in the 2008 Progressive Conservative leadership race.
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David Alward beat his only opponent, Robert MacLeod, by a margin of 2,269 votes to 1,760.
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David Alward was sworn in as the premier on October 12,2010.
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David Alward was defeated in the 2014 New Brunswick general election and announced his resignation as party leader on September 23,2014.
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David Alward resigned from the legislature on May 22,2015, after accepting a federal appointment as Canada's Consul General in Boston, and renounced US citizenship to take up the position.