Who is Dennis Cochrane?

Answer 1

Dennis Cochrane is the deputy minister of Education. He was born Dennis H. Cochrane on October 26, 1950 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.He graduated from the New Brunswick Teacher's College in 1970.He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of New Brunswick which he received in 1974.In 1981 he received a Masters of Education from the University of Moncton. From 1970 to 1991, he was a school teacher and eventually became principal of Magnetic Hill School in New Brunswick.

In 1977 He was elected to the Moncton City Council and was elected mayor in 1979, He was re-elected in 1980. In 1983, he was Councillor-at-Large of Moncton. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons representing the riding of Moncton in 1984.

In 1990 he was elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick and regained seats for his party in the 1991 election that were lost in 1987 election. Though he won only three seats in the election he gained others through by-elections and seemed poised to win.

The opposition Confederation of Regions Party was suffering internal strife and a number of its members chose to sit as independents. Cochrane invited them to join the PC caucus however they declined and one of the members quit in protest. As a result, Cochrane resigned the leadership