Bruce Northrup

Bruce N. Northrup (born 1955) is a Canadian politician in the province of New Brunswick.^[1] He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2006 election as the Progressive Conservative MLA for Kings East.^[1] Northrup has acted as official Opposition critic for energy and NB Power issues. He acted the critic for Department of Natural Resources interests and the official Opposition whip.^[1] He was re-elected in September 2010, and served as the Minister of Natural Resources,^[2][3] until the 2014 election of the 58th New Brunswick Legislature, at which time he became the Public Safety critic.

Bruce Northrup MLA
Minister of Public Safety
In office 23 September 2013 – 7 October 2014
Premier	David Alward
Preceded by	Robert Trevors
Succeeded by	Stephen Horsman
Minister of Natural Resources
In office 12 October 2010 – 23 September 2013
Premier	David Alward
Preceded by	Wally Stiles
Succeeded by	Paul Robichaud
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Sussex-Fundy-St. Martins Kings East (2006-2014)
In office September 18, 2006 – August 17, 2020
Preceded by	LeRoy Armstrong
Succeeded by	Tammy Scott-Wallace
Personal details
Born	1955 Sussex, New Brunswick
Political party	Liberal (from 2024)
Other political affiliations	Progressive Conservative (until 2020)

In February 2020, Northrup challenged Blaine Higgs' controversial and later cancelled decision to limit access to healthcare in rural areas by closing several rural hospital emergency departments.^[4] He announced his leave from provincial politics later that year;^[5] he returned to politics in 2024, having switched to the Liberal Association, and announced his intention to seek the Liberal nomination for Sussex-Three Rivers in the 2024 provincial election.^[4] He was announced as the Liberal candidate on August 6, 2024.^[6]