John Dornan

John Dornan is a Canadian politician and physician who has been serving as the minister of Health since November 2, 2024. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2024 election. A member of the New Brunswick Liberal Association, he represents the district of Saint John Portland-Simonds. Before entering politics, he was a medical doctor and the CEO of Horizon Health Network.

Early life and career Dornan was born in .

Dornan has practiced as a doctor in New Brunswick since 1987, where he worked at the Saint John Regional Hospital as an endocrinologist. He has fellowships in internal medicine, endocrinology and metabolism from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He worked at Saint John Regional Hospital as its regional chief of staff and the department head of internal medicine.

Dornan also holds a Master of Business Administration and helped Dalhousie University, where he is an assistant professor, establish a satellite residency program in New Brunswick.

Horizon Health Network leadership and lawsuit In August 2021, Dornan became the interim president and CEO of Horizon Health Network during the COVID-19 pandemic and became its permanent head in March 2022 with a five-year contract. Four months later, after the death of a patient in the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital in Fredericton, Premier Blaine Higgs publicly announced Dornan's termination during a July 2022 press conference, alongside the removal of Dorothy Shephard as health minister and the firing of the Horizon and Vitalité Health Network boards. the province announced that it had settled the matter with Dornan and was withdrawing its appeal.

Dornan was elected in October 2024, defeating the Progressive Conservative candidate and retired Royal Canadian Navy captain Paul Dempsey. On November 1, 2024, it was announced that he was placed on the cabinet as Minister of Health.

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