The Department

Ministry (government department)

A ministry is a specialised organisation responsible for a sector of government public administration, sometimes led by a minister or a senior public servant, that can have responsibility for one or more departments, agencies, bureaus, commissions or other smaller executive, advisory, managerial or...

 of Intergovernmental Affairs is a part of the Government of New Brunswick

Government of New Brunswick

The Government of New Brunswick refers to the provincial government of the province of New Brunswick. Its powers and structure are set out in the Constitution Act, 1867....

. It is charged with the relations between New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

 and other provinces

Provinces and territories of Canada

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, the federal government

Government of Canada

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 and for international relations such as its involvement in the Council of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers and La Francophonie

La Francophonie

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.

The department was established on June 21, 1999 when Premier

Premier of New Brunswick

The Premier of New Brunswick is the first minister for the Canadian province of New Brunswick. They are the province's head of government and de facto chief executive....

 Bernard Lord

Bernard Lord

Bernard Lord, ONB, QC, is a Canadian politician and lobbyist. Lord served as the 30th Premier of New Brunswick from 1999 to 2006.-Early life:...

 took office. On April 1, 2003, wanting to expand the province's involvement in foreign affairs

Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs is an American magazine and website on international relations and U.S. foreign policy published since 1922 by the Council on Foreign Relations six times annually...

, the name was changed to the Department of Intergovernmental and International Relations. On February 14, 2006, it was returned to the name of Intergovernmental Affairs.

Ministers

#	Minister	Term	Government
1.	Bernard Lord Bernard Lord Bernard Lord, ONB, QC, is a Canadian politician and lobbyist. Lord served as the 30th Premier of New Brunswick from 1999 to 2006.-Early life:... *	June 21, 1999 – June 27, 2003	as Premier
2.	Percy Mockler	June 27, 2003 - February 14, 2006	under Bernard Lord
	Bernard Lord (2nd time)	February 14, 2006 - October 3, 2006	as Premier
3.	Shawn Graham Shawn Graham Shawn Michael Graham, MLA is a New Brunswick politician, who served as the 31st Premier of New Brunswick. He received a Bachelor of Physical Education Degree in 1991 and a Bachelor of Education Degree in 1993, he worked for New Brunswick's civil service before being elected to the Legislative...	October 3, 2006 —

* Lord's title became Minister of Intergovernmental and International Relations on April 1, 2003.

External links

• Department of Intergovernmental and International Relations