Wes McLean

Position: Vice-Chair 2024-2025; ex officio Member of Governance Committee; Member of HR Committee

Date of Appointment: July 1, 2023

Education: BA, St. Thomas University

Experience: His career began in 2003 in the Office of the Premier of New Brunswick. He later worked for the Senate Opposition Leader, then as Special Assistant in the Prime Minister's Office, and as Senior Policy Advisor to the Minister of Veterans Affairs.

From 2010 to 2014, he was a Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Victoria-Tobique. During that time, he served as Deputy Government House Leader, and Legislative Secretary to the Premier. Wes authored the Organ and Tissue Donation Strategy Act, which received the unanimous approval of the Assembly in 2014.

He returned to the Senate for two years, then in later in 2016, took on the role of Senior Advisor for Legislative Affairs in the Office of the Premier of Manitoba, then as Special Assistant to the Premier.

He served as Deputy Chief of Staff to the Premier of New Brunswick from 2018 to 2021, where he was responsible for legislative and policy planning, as well as cabinet operations.

He joined the Capital Hill Group as Senior Consultant in 2021.

Behind the Scenes: Wes is an avid contributor to various community organizations in the Perth-Andover area and has served on various advisory boards for nearly 20 years. He is an avid amateur musician in his spare time.

Wes on NBCC: The role of NBCC to the development of our province is more important now than ever. This institution provides the skills necessary to power our economy and educate our people for a variety of careers, all of which are necessary to our economy and our society. I have always admired the work of NBCC and am honoured to have the chance to contribute to the work of the Board of Governors.