John Winston Foran

John Winston Foran
MLA for Miramichi Centre
In office
2003–2010
Preceded by Kim Jardine
Succeeded by Robert Trevors
Personal details
Born March 13, 1952
Newcastle, New Brunswick
Political party Liberal

John Winston Foran (born March 13, 1952 in Newcastle, New Brunswick, Canada) was a New Brunswick politician and retired police officer. He was a member of Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick representing the electoral district of Miramichi Centre.

Early life

Foran was a member of the local school board and of the Newcastle municipal council for four terms, including service as deputy mayor and acting mayor prior to Newcastle becoming a part of the City of Miramichi. When Miramichi became a city, Foran was made the superintendent of the Miramichi Police Force, having previously been the chief of police for Chatham.

Political career

He served on Newcastle town council from 1986 to 1995. Upon the merger of Newcastle into the city of Miramichi, Foran had to retire from municipal politics to become the city's police superintendent.

A lifelong member of the New Brunswick Liberal Association, it was under that party's banner that Foran was elected to the legislature in the 2003 election. Foran served in the parliamentary opposition shadow cabinet where he was critic for Public Safety.

He was re-elected in the 2006 election and became Minister of Public Safety. He was defeated in the 2010 election.

He returned to municipal politics and was elected to Miramichi city council in 2012.[1]

He sought the Liberal nomination in the expanded riding of Miramichi Bay-Neguac for the 2014 election[2] but was defeated by Lisa Harris.[3]

References

Provincial Government of Shawn Graham
Cabinet Post (1)
Predecessor Office Successor
Wayne Steeves Minister of Public Safety
20062010
Robert Trevors


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