Frederick Ross Wetmore (born April 3, 1953) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2010 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Gagetown-Petitcodiac (formerly Grand Lake-Gagetown) as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.[1] From 2018 to 2020 he was Minister of Agriculture, Aquaculture, and Fisheries in the Higgs government.

Ross Wetmore
Wetmore in 2018
Minister of Agriculture, Aquaculture, and Fisheries
In office
November 9, 2018 – September 29, 2020
PremierBlaine Higgs
Preceded byAndrew Harvey (Agriculture, Mines, and Rural Affairs)
Benoît Bourque (Aquaculture and Fisheries)
Succeeded byMargaret Johnson
Member of the
New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
for Gagetown-Petitcodiac
Assumed office
September 27, 2010
Preceded byEugene McGinley
Personal details
Born (1953-04-03) April 3, 1953 (age 71)
Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative

Wetmore was born in Campbellton, New Brunswick. In 1979, he started a meat cutting business in Burton, and eventually expanded to a very successful grocery store in Gagetown.

Wetmore was named to the Select Committee on Cannabis, pursuant to Motion 31 of the 3rd session of the 58th New Brunswick Legislature.[2]

Wetmore was re-elected in the 2014, 2018, and 2020 provincial elections.

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