Ross Wetmore

Ross Wetmore
Wetmore in 2018
Minister of Agriculture, Aquaculture, and Fisheries
In office November 9, 2018 – September 29, 2020
Premier	Blaine Higgs
Preceded by	Andrew Harvey (Agriculture, Mines, and Rural Affairs) Benoît Bourque (Aquaculture and Fisheries)
Succeeded by	Margaret Johnson
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Gagetown-Petitcodiac
In office September 27, 2010 – September 19, 2024
Preceded by	Eugene McGinley
Personal details
Born	(1953-04-03) April 3, 1953 (age 71) Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative

Frederick Ross Wetmore (born April 3, 1953) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2010 provincial election. He represented the electoral district of Gagetown-Petitcodiac (formerly Grand Lake-Gagetown) as a member of the Progressive Conservatives until 2024.[1] From 2018 to 2020 he was Minister of Agriculture, Aquaculture, and Fisheries in the Higgs government.

Wetmore was born in Campbellton, New Brunswick. In 1979, he started a meat cutting business in Burton, and eventually expanded to a very successful grocery store in Gagetown.

Wetmore was named to the Select Committee on Cannabis, pursuant to Motion 31 of the 3rd session of the 58th New Brunswick Legislature.[2]

Wetmore was re-elected in the 2014, 2018, and 2020 provincial elections. He did not stand in the 2024 provincial election.

References

1. New Brunswick Votes 2010: Grand Lake-Gagetown. cbc.ca, September 27, 2010.
2. gnb.ca: "Select Committee on Cannabis" Archived 2017-07-20 at the Wayback Machine

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