Leadership
The speaker from its first meeting on July 6, 1999 until the Assembly was dissolved was Bev Harrison. Harrison would go on to be re-elected speaker for the 55th Assembly as well.
Premier Bernard Lord led the government for the whole of the life of the assembly.
The opposition was led from the forming of the assembly until 2001 by former Premier Camille Thériault, then, until May 14, 2002, by interim Liberal leader Bernard Richard and from then until dissolution by Shawn Graham.
Elizabeth Weir led the third party New Democrats for the life of the assembly.
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