Dawn Arnold
Dawn Arnold | |
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Arnold in 2018 | |
| Canadian Senator from New Brunswick | |
| Assumed office March 7, 2025 | |
| Nominated by | Justin Trudeau |
| Appointed by | Mary Simon |
| Mayor of Moncton | |
| In office May 2016 – March 7, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | George LeBlanc |
| Succeeded by | Paulette Thériault (acting) |
| Member-at-large of the Moncton City Council | |
| In office 2012–2016 | |
| Chair of the Moncton Frye Festival | |
| In office 1999–2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Political party | Independent Senators Group |
| Spouse | Paul Goobie |
| Residence | Moncton |
| Signature | |
Dawn E. Arnold is a Canadian politician, public figure, and community organizer, who served as mayor of Moncton, New Brunswick from 2016 to 2025. She was first elected in the 2016 municipal election. She was the city's first female mayor.
Dawn Arnold was born on April 23, 1966 in Mount Brydges, Ontario.
Prior to winning the mayoralty, Arnold served a term on Moncton City Council as a city councillor at large, and was the chair of the city's Frye Festival.
She was re-elected in May 2021, in an election which had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New Brunswick.
On March 7, 2025, she was appointed to the Senate of Canada by the Governor General on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. and joined the Independent Senators Group.