Hugh John Alexander "Ted" Flemming KC (born June 13, 1954) is a retired Canadian politician who served as a member of the MLA for the electoral district of Rothesay in New Brunswick and in the cabinets of David Alward and Blaine Higgs.
He has served on the board of directors of the New Brunswick Financial Consumer Services Commission, the Saint John Port Authority and the Business Development Bank of Canada.
Flemming owned several successful businesses including Caldwell Transport Limited, Can-Am Charter Service, Maritime Truck and Trailer Inc., Provincial Lumber Limited and Brunswick Timber Exports Inc. Caldwell Transport was a general common carrier operating 70 trucks from its Rothesay, NB office and provided full truck load service to a variety of customers primarily in the forest products, peat moss, dry bulk, construction materials and food service sectors.
Provincial Lumber was the province's largest importer and exporter of forest products consisting of many former Flemming and Gibson executives.
Flemming served as a director of Market Square Corporation, the New Brunswick Securities Commission, the Saint John Port Authority.
Flemming was a member of the board of directors for Market Square Corporation including chairman of the Audit Committee from 1980 to 1989.
[6] Flemming won the campaign and within just a few months was named to the cabinet position of minister of health under Premier David Alward.