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The Honourable
Bernie Boudreau
	The Honourable; Bernie Boudreau
	MLA for Cape Breton The Lakes
	In office; 1988 – 1997
Preceded by	John Newell
Succeeded by	Helen MacDonald
	Minister of Finance
	In office; 1993 – June 27, 1996
Preceded by	Greg Kerr
Succeeded by	Bill Gillis
Political party	Liberal
Religion	Roman Catholic

James Bernard "Bernie" Boudreau, PC, QC (born July 25, 1944 in Sydney, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian lawyer and politician.

Boudreau was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from Cape Breton The Lakes, and served as Minister of Finance. From 1996, he served as Minister of Health in the provincial Liberal government of John Savage. When Savage resigned in 1997, Boudreau ran to succeed him but was defeated at the party's leadership convention by Russell MacLellan, prompting Boudreau to leave provincial politics.

The 1997 federal election resulted in the federal Liberal Party of Canada losing all its seats in the province. In 1999, Prime Minister Jean Chrétien recommended Boudreau for appointment to the Canadian Senate, and to the Canadian Cabinet as Leader of the Government in the Canadian Senate, in order to give the province representation in the government and in order to rebuild the federal party in the province.

Prior to the 2000 election, Boudreau was appointed Minister of State for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. Boudreau resigned from the Senate in order to run in Dartmouth for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons as a "star candidate". After a hotly contested campaign, he was defeated by incumbent New Democratic Party Member of Parliament Wendy Lill, forcing him out of politics.

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Cabinet Posts (2)
26th Ministry - Government of Jean Chrétien
Predecessor	Office	Successor
Alasdair Graham	Leader of the Government in the Senate 1999–2000	Sharon Carstairs
	Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) 2000–2001	Robert Thibault