Keith Ashfield served as the member of Parliament for the electoral district of Fredericton from 2008 to 2015 and, before that, was a member of the New Brunswick Legislature from 1999 to 2008.
12 Facts About Keith Ashfield
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Keith Ashfield served in the federal cabinet in various capacities from 2008 to 2013.
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Keith Ashfield was a school trustee for a number of years and was first a candidate for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 1991 election.
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Keith Ashfield was again a candidate in 1999 and was successful, defeating cabinet minister Joan Kingston in the riding of New Maryland.
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Keith Ashfield faced Kingston again in 2003 and won again though by a closer margin.
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Keith Ashfield was elected to a third term in 2006 in the redistributed district of New Maryland-Sunbury West, however he left the cabinet as his party formed the opposition following the election.
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On March 6,2018, Keith Ashfield ran for the Progressive Conservative nomination in Oromocto-Lincoln-Fredericton.
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Keith Ashfield was elected in the 2008 federal election and re-elected in the 2011 federal election.
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Keith Ashfield was appointed Minister of Fisheries and Oceans on May 18,2011.
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Keith Ashfield co-chaired the annual meeting of the Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers in Victoria, British Columbia in 2012.
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In October 2012, Keith Ashfield had a heart attack and temporarily gave his role to then National Revenue Minister Gail Shea.
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In June 2013, Keith Ashfield announced he had been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.