Premier Blaine Higgs has announced a change to the senior ranks of the provincial public service.

Higgs said “A deputy minister plays an important role as both team leader and as support to the work being done by the minister. It is key to have right person in place to ensure our government is able to best serve New Brunswickers and focus on the goals we have set.”

Effective Dec. 6, Rob Taylor will become deputy minister of Transportation and Infrastructure. He is coming to the position from Winnipeg, where he is currently the assistant deputy minister of infrastructure capital projects with the Manitoba Infrastructure Department.