The Department of Justice and Consumer Affairs is a part of the Government of New Brunswick. It is charged with the protection of the public interest and, as such, oversees the insurance industry, financial institutions, pensions and rental housing. A ministry is a department of a government, led by a minister. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... A financial institution acts as an agent that provides financial services for its clients. ... A pension (also known as superannuation) is a retirement plan intended to provide a person with a secure income for life. ...

The department was established on February 14, 2006 when Premier Bernard Lord restructured government. It was created out of necessity as Lord wanted to apppoint Brad Green, the only lawyer in his caucus, as Minister of Health. In order to facilitate this the Office of the Attorney General, which Green continued to occupy as Health Minister, was severed from the Department of Justice which was in turn renamed the Department of Justice and Consumer Affairs. February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Premier of New Brunswick (fr: Premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick) is the first minister for the Canadian province of New Brunswick. ... Bernard Lord, LL.B. , BA (born September 27, 1965 in Roberval, Quebec) is a Canadian politician. ... Brad Green is a politician in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. ... A caucus is most generally defined as being a meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement. ... The Department of Health is a part of the Government of New Brunswick. ...

On October 3, 2006, new Premier Shawn Graham named T. J. Burke as both Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Consumer Affairs. It is unclear if the two organizations will be refused by legislature when Graham's government meets the House in 2007. October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Shawn Graham (born February 22, 1968 in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada) is a New Brunswick politician. ...

Ministers

* Burke served jointly as Minister of Justice and Consumer Affairs and Attorney General of New Brunswick. R. Bruce Fitch is a politician in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External link

• Department of Justice and Consumer Affairs