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{{Short description|First minister for the Canadian province of New Brunswick}}
{{More citations needed|date=April 2014}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=August 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2025}}
{{Infobox official post
| post                     = Premier
| body                     = New Brunswick 
| native_name              = {{smaller|{{nobold|{{lang|fr|Premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick}}}}}}
| insignia                 = NewBrunswick CoatOfArms.png
| insigniasize             = 110px
| insigniacaption          = [[Coat of arms of New Brunswick|Coat of Arms of New Brunswick]]
| flag                     = Flag of New Brunswick.svg
| flagsize                 = 110px
| flagcaption              = [[Flag of New Brunswick]]
| image                    = Susan Holt Quispamsis 2024.jpg
| imagesize                = 200px
| imagecaption             =
| incumbent                = [[Susan Holt]]
| acting                   = 
| incumbentsince           = November 2, 2024
| department               = Office of the Premier
| style                    = {{plainlist|
* [[The Honourable]] (formal)
* [[Premier]] (informal)
}}
| status                   = [[Head of Government]]
| member_of                = {{hlist|[[Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick|Legislative Assembly]]|[[Executive Council of New Brunswick|Executive Council]]}}
| reports_to               = {{hlist|[[Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick|Legislative Assembly]]|[[Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick|Lieutenant Governor]]}}
| residence                = 
| seat                     = [[Fredericton]]
| nominator                = 
| appointer                = [[Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick]]
| appointer_qualified      = with the [[Motion of no confidence|confidence]] of the New Brunswick Legislature
| termlength               = [[At {{ucfirst:{{Canadian monarch, current|genderp=~}}}} Majesty's pleasure]]
| termlength_qualified     = contingent on the premier's ability to [[Parliamentary system|command confidence]] in the legislative assembly
| constituting_instrument  = 
| formation                = August 16, 1867<ref>{{cite web|title=New Brunswick|url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Province.aspx?Item=91fbdfd7-ade5-43f9-a91e-9ebd104a27e9&Language=E&MenuID=Compilations.ProvinceTerritory.aspx.Menu%3DProvinceTerritory&MenuQuery=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.parl.gc.ca%2FParlinfo%2Fcompilations%2FProvinceTerritory.aspx%3FMenu%3DProvinceTerritory&Section=Premiers|publisher=Parliament of Canada|access-date=March 9, 2014}}</ref>
| first                    = [[Andrew Rainsford Wetmore]]
| deputy                   = Deputy premier of New Brunswick
| salary                   = $164,000<ref>{{cite news |last1=Perry |first1=Brad |title=N.B. Premier, Cabinet Ministers To See Pay Bump |url=https://www.country94.ca/2022/03/30/n-b-premier-cabinet-ministers-to-see-pay-bump/ |access-date=2 September 2023 |work=Country 94 |language=en}}</ref>
| website                  = [https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/premier.html Premier Official Site]
}}

The '''premier of New Brunswick''' ({{langx|fr|premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick}} (masculine) or {{lang|fr|première ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick}} (feminine)) is the [[first minister]] and [[head of government]] for the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[New Brunswick]].

The [[premier]] of a [[Canadian provinces|Canadian province]] is much like the [[prime minister of Canada]]. They are normally the leader of the party or coalition with the most seats in the [[Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick]]. The premier is styled ''[[Honourable]]'' but is not a member of the [[privy council]] so this title is only for the duration of their term of office. Prior the establishment of the office, the Government leaders prior to responsible government was the chief political position in New Brunswick.

The premier is chosen by the [[lieutenant governor of New Brunswick]].

The province of New Brunswick, since being established in 1785, has had a variety of leaders. Since the 1840s [[responsible government]] has been in place and the position of premier has been formalized.

The current premier is [[Susan Holt]] since November 2, 2024. After winning a majority in the [[2024 New Brunswick general election|2024 general election]], she became the first female premier in New Brunswick.

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/premier.html Office of the Premier]

==See also==
* [[Politics of New Brunswick]]
* [[List of premiers of New Brunswick]]
* [[Premier (Canada)]]

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{{Politics of Canadian provinces}}
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