Susan Holt | |
Honorific-Suffix: | MLA |
Office: | Leader of the Opposition of New Brunswick |
Term Start: | May 9, 2023 |
Predecessor: | Rob McKee |
Office1: | Leader of the New Brunswick Liberal Association |
Term Start1: | August 6, 2022 |
Office2: | Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-Saint-Isidore |
Term Start2: | April 24, 2023 |
Predecessor2: | Denis Landry |
Birth Place: | Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada |
Birth Date: | 22 April 1977[1] |
Party: | Liberal |
Residence: | Fredericton, New Brunswick |
Spouse: | Jon Holt |
Children: | 3 |
Susan Holt (born April 22, 1977) is a Canadian politician, who has been the leader of the New Brunswick Liberal Association since August 6, 2022, MLA for Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-Saint-Isidore since April 24, 2023,[2] and leader of the Opposition since May 9, 2023.[3]
Holt attended Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, where she graduated with a degree in both Chemistry and Economics.[4]
Prior to entering politics, Holt worked as chief growth officer for Fredericton software testing companies Plato Testing and PQA,[5] served as president of the New Brunswick Business Council,[6] and was appointed by Premier Brian Gallant to serve as chief of business relationships on the New Brunswick Jobs Board secretariat.[7] Holt ran as the Liberal candidate in Fredericton South in the 2018 New Brunswick general election, losing to New Brunswick Green Party leader David Coon.[6]
As Holt was not a sitting member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Liberal MLA Denis Landry offered in August 2022 to resign his seat so that Holt could run in a by-election.[8] In November 2022, Holt announced that she would accept his offer and run in Landry's riding of Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-Saint-Isidore. Landry then confirmed that he was resigning the seat.[9] On April 24, 2023, Holt won a by-election in Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-Saint-Isidore to win a seat in the Legislative Assembly. On May 9, 2023, she became the official opposition leader in New Brunswick.[10]
Holt lives with her family in Fredericton.[11] She is married to Jon Holt, and they have three children.[12]
Given that she was 45 at the time of this August 7, 2022 publication, added with the fact that her birthday lies on April 22, her birthday must be on April 22, 1977: