3 rd ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁was ▁created ▁following ▁a ▁general ▁election ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁on ▁May ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁Le ad ership ▁ ▁The ▁speaker ▁from ▁its ▁first ▁meeting ▁until ▁July ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁was ▁D anny ▁Gay , ▁Gay ▁res igned ▁the ▁speak ership ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁cabinet . ▁ ▁John ▁McK ay ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁succeed ▁Gay ▁as ▁speaker ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁session . ▁ ▁Premier ▁Frank ▁McK en na ▁led ▁the ▁government ▁from ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁assembly ▁until ▁he ▁res igned ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁as ▁Premier ▁by ▁Ray ▁F ren ette ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁inter im ▁leader ▁of ▁McK en na ' s ▁Liber als ▁until ▁Camil le ▁Th éri ault ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁permanent ▁leader . ▁ ▁Th éri ault ▁led ▁the ▁government ▁as ▁Premier ▁from ▁May ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁ ▁The ▁opposition ▁was ▁led ▁from ▁the ▁forming ▁of ▁the ▁assembly ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁by ▁Bernard ▁Val court , ▁then ▁by ▁El vy ▁Rob ich aud ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁parliament ary ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Conserv atives ▁until ▁Bernard ▁Lord , ▁who ▁succeeded ▁Val court ▁as ▁PC ▁leader ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁gained ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Elizabeth ▁We ir ▁led