About Jody Carr
MLA, Oromocto
Critic - Justice, Attorny General, Consumer Affairs
Critic - Policy Development
Jody Carr was born on July 3, 1975, in Saint John, N.B., the youngest son of the late Basil Carr and Debbie Johnston. He has a twin brother, Jack, and an older brother, Jeff. He attended Oromocto High School where he graduated in 1993 as class president. He went on to the university of New Brunswick where he graduated with a Degree in Business Administration in 1998, majoring in economics.
In 1995, at 20 years old, he was the youngest Progressive Conservative Party candidate in the history of New Brunswick when he was a candidate in the provincial general election in the riding of Oromocto-Gagetown. He was co-chair of the 1997 Progressive Conservative leadership convention and worked as a researcher in the Office of the Official Opposition.
He is from the community of Geary, N.B., and was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the provincial general election held June 7, 1999.
He was re-elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the provincial general election held June 9, 2003.
On February 14, 2006, he was sworn in as Minister of Post-secondary Education and Training.
He was re-elected in the provincial election held September 18, 2006.
On November 3, 2008, Jody's twin brother Jack, was elected as Member of the Legislative Assembly for the riding of New Maryland Sunbury West, becoming the first twins in North American history elected to the same assembly.
Jody Carr is married to Krista and they have two daughters. They reside in Burton, N.B.