Kelly Lamrock was previously a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak, and Minister of Social Development in the New Brunswick cabinet before opening Lamrock's Law in Fredericton.
43 Facts About Kelly Lamrock
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Kelly Lamrock was born in Saskatchewan on February 5,1970.
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Kelly Lamrock moved with his family to British Columbia and lived there until his family relocated permanently to Fredericton, New Brunswick when he was eight years old.
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Kelly Lamrock attended St Thomas University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts, and the University of New Brunswick, where he earned a Bachelor of Laws.
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Kelly Lamrock was president of the student unions at both institutions, the first and so far the only student to have occupied both posts.
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Kelly Lamrock was involved in national student politics; he served as president of the Canadian Federation of Students and then was a leader in the split within that organization that led to the creation of the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations.
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Kelly Lamrock was the founding president of the New Brunswick Student Alliance, a provincial wing of CASA, during which time he authored "Open Doors, Open Minds" and "No More Smoke and Mirrors", two reports which led to his appearing before committees of the House of Commons of Canada and Senate of Canada, and led to a tuition freeze in New Brunswick.
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In 1998 Kelly Lamrock married Karen Lee, whom he met in university.
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Kelly Lamrock chaired the party's policy renewal process in 2001 and was nominated as candidate for Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak under the Liberal banner in 2002.
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Kelly Lamrock was elected to the Legislature in the 2003 election and joined the shadow cabinet as co-critic for Education and critic for Post-Secondary Education.
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Kelly Lamrock was re-elected in a largely redistributed district, though still named Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak, in the 2006 election.
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In January 2010, Kelly Lamrock was named Attorney General of New Brunswick.
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On September 27,2010, Kelly Lamrock was defeated in the 2010 New Brunswick Provincial election, losing his seat to Progressive Conservative candidate Pam Lynch.
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In 2007 Kelly Lamrock announced funding had been approved for the construction of playgrounds in Pepper Creek and Noonan.
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Kelly Lamrock successfully lobbied his government and Minister of Transportation Denis Landry for repairs to the Princess Margaret Bridge.
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Kelly Lamrock was named Minister of Education by Premier Shawn Graham in October 2006 after winning the Provincial General Election on September 27,2006.
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Kelly Lamrock served as Minister of Education until Premier Graham's first major cabinet shuffle in June 2009.
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Kelly Lamrock's vision was adopted by the Graham government as an integral part of the Liberal government's self-sufficiency agenda.
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Kelly Lamrock explained the logic behind this plan in his introductory message:.
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Kelly Lamrock inherited an educational system that faced some of the most daunting challenges in the nation.
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In 2000, out of the 10 Canadian provinces, New Brunswick had the lowest literacy rates with only marginal improvement between 2000 and 2006 when Kelly Lamrock became Minister of Education.
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On March 14,2008, Kelly Lamrock announced the elimination of all public school French Second Language training prior to Grade 5 in New Brunswick, including the popular Early French Immersion program which started in Grade 1.
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In June 2009 Kelly Lamrock was moved to the Social Development portfolio in a cabinet shuffle.
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On October 7,2009, in a speech to a group of Saint John business leaders, Kelly Lamrock openly challenged his own government, proposing to reform the social assistance program and raise rates that had been frozen in the Spring.
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Kelly Lamrock's comments signaled a significant shift in the way the Department of Social Development would be run under his watch.
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Brian Duplessis, the Executive Director of Fredericton Homeless Shelters, was encouraged by the steps Kelly Lamrock has taken, but argued that more needed to be done to address issues of deep poverty in New Brunswick.
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Brian Duplessis; Brenda Murphy, coordinator for the Urban Core Support Network in Saint John; and Wendy McDermott, coordinator of Vibrant Communities Saint John, all agreed that while there is much work to be done, the steps undertaken by Kelly Lamrock were reforms that anti-poverty advocates have been lobbying the province to make for years.
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On December 9,2009, Kelly Lamrock announced the extension of the health card benefits up to three years for those exiting social assistance and entering the workforce.
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On January 13,2010, Kelly Lamrock rose in the New Brunswick Legislature to announce that reforms had been made to the provincial disability supplement program to ensure that those who exceeded the income threshold would not lose this vital supplement.
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On February 18,2010, Kelly Lamrock rose in the New Brunswick Legislature to announce that the economic unit policy which prevented those receiving social assistance from having a roommate had been eliminated.
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Kelly Lamrock explained why the program was being rolled out in this way in the Legislature on February 18,2010:.
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Kelly Lamrock continued to explain his support for the legislation by stating,.
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Kelly Lamrock was quick to point out that this Legislation does not give police in New Brunswick the ability to violate civil liberties:.
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Kelly Lamrock was named Acting Minister of Justice and Consumer Affairs by Premier Shawn Graham on February 10,2010, after the resignation of his predecessor Bernad LeBlanc.
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On February 18,2010, Kelly Lamrock introduced the Judicature Act to the New Brunswick Legislature.
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On February 24,2010, Kelly Lamrock introduced the Insurance Act to the New Brunswick Legislature for first reading.
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Kelly Lamrock was made the minister responsible for the New Brunswick Provincial Capital Commission by Premier Shawn Graham in 2006.
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Kelly Lamrock became the minister responsible for Housing in the cabinet shuffle on June 22,2009.
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On February 29,2012, Kelly Lamrock announced through social media and his campaign website that he was entering the leadership race, but on May 17, he released a statement on his official blog announcing that he would not be seeking the leadership.
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In February 2013, Kelly Lamrock switched to the NDP, under Dominic Cardy.
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Kelly Lamrock was appointed acting executive director of the party in 2016.
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Kelly Lamrock co-founded Mostly The Moment Theatre Company in Fredericton.
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In 2016 Kelly Lamrock worked as a Parliamentary Affairs Consultant to the new elected parliament in Tunisia.