EP25: Louis Leger

Louis was appointed Chief of Staff and Deputy Minister, Office of the Premier of New Brunswick in December 2018.He is a passionate entrepreneur who started in business in his early twenties. For twenty years, he was at the centre of the Atlantic Canadian marketing-communications industry and was recognized by Progress Magazine as one of Atlantic Canada’s top 50 CEOs. A member of YPO since 2007.He’s a current Board Director and Chair of the Finance Committee of the Donald J. Savoie Institute on Public Policy Research. He has served as a member of l’Université de Moncton Board of Governors, as Chair of the 2011 Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame, Chair of Downtown Moncton Centreville Inc, and he proposed and shepherd the creation of the New Brunswick Adoption Foundation for children in need for which he received Queen Elizabeth II ‘s Diamond Jubilee Medal.He also served as Executive Director of the New England Governors and Eastern Premiers Conference on Energy for the 21st Century, and as Executive Director of FORUMe: Evolving Social Values, Natural Resources and the Economy co-presented by UNB and UMoncton in 2012. He also received the Gilbert Finn award for leadership from le Conseil Économique du Nouveau-Brunswick.He has a BA with a concentration in Political Science from l’Université de Moncton and a Leadership Certificate from Queen’s (Smith) School of Business. Louis has served as Special Assistant (Media, Policy and Caucus Liaison) to the federal ministers of Agriculture, Forestry and Mines, ACOA and Veterans Affairs. He is a proud husband and father of four young adults.