Rick DeSaulniers

Rick DeSaulniers is a Canadian politician, who served as the leader of the People's Alliance of New Brunswick from 2022 to 2025. In the 2018 election, he was elected as the MLA for the electoral district of Fredericton-York. He lost his seat in the 2020 general election.
DeSaulniers was named interim leader of the People's Alliance in April 2022 after party leader Kris Austin and Michelle Conroy crossed the floor to the Progressive Conservatives on March 30, 2022.
On May 28, 2022, DeSaulniers was acclaimed as the new leader of the People's Alliance. In the 2024 election, he ran against former party leader Kris Austin in Fredericton-Grand Lake, and placed fourth with 5.6%.
On June 30, 2025, the People's Alliance deregistered as a party, which ended his tenure as leader.