Daniel Guitard

Daniel Guitard (born October 1, 1959) is a Canadian politician who has been serving as the first mayor of Belle-Baie since 2023. Previously, he was the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2014 provincial election.^[1] He represented the electoral district of Restigouche-Chaleur as a member of the Liberal Party. On October 23, 2018, members of the assembly selected Guitard to serve as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick.^[2][3] On October 11, 2022, he announced his resignation due to his plans to run for mayor of the newly created municipality of Belle-Baie.^[4] He would end up being successful. He was previously mayor of Pointe-Verte, New Brunswick.^[5]

His Worship Daniel Guitard
Mayor of Belle-Baie
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2023
Preceded by	Position established
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
In office October 23, 2018 – October 7, 2020
Preceded by	Chris Collins
Succeeded by	Bill Oliver
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Restigouche-Chaleur
In office September 22, 2014 – November 27, 2022
Preceded by	Roland Haché
Succeeded by	Marco LeBlanc
Personal details
Born	(1959-10-01) October 1, 1959 (age 65) Pointe-Verte, New Brunswick, Canada
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Liberal
Occupation	Politician

He was born in Pointe-Verte, New Brunswick.^[6]