Jacques Chagnon
| Jacques Chagnon | |
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 Jacques Chagnon in 2011 | |
| 45th President of the National Assembly | |
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Assumed office April 5, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Yvon Vallières |
| MNA for Westmount–Saint-Louis | |
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Assumed office September 12, 1994 | |
| Preceded by | riding created |
| MNA for Saint-Louis | |
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In office December 2, 1985 – September 12, 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Blank |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 28, 1952 Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Quebec Liberal Party |
| Cabinet | Second Vice-President of National Assembly of Quebec |
Jacques Chagnon (born August 28, 1952 in Montreal, Quebec) is a politician in Quebec, Canada. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Concordia University and graduate degrees in political science and in Law from the Université de Montréal. He is a former school board commissioner, former president of the Chambly regional school board and the former president of the Fédération des commission scolaires catholiques du Québec. He is currently a member of the National Assembly of Quebec. He represents the electoral district of Westmount–Saint-Louis and is a member of the Quebec Liberal Party (QLP).
He was the Minister of Education in the government of Daniel Johnson from January 11, 1994 to September 26, 1994 when the QLP was defeated in the 1994 election. When the QLP retook power in 2003, he was appointed to cabinet by Premier Jean Charest as Minister of Public Security from April 29, 2003 to February 18, 2005. During his time as Minister of Public Security, he had to deal with the Kanesatake crisis. His performance during this time as well as certain remarks that were perceived as offensive towards aboriginals may explain Charest's decision to drop him from cabinet in 2005. Chagnon was the chair the committee on education in the National Assembly until 2007 and was named the Second Vice-President of the National Assembly after the elections.
Chagnon was first elected in the riding of Saint-Louis in the 1985 election and was re-elected again in 1989. He was then elected in the new riding of Westmount–Saint-Louis during the 1994 election. He was subsequently re-elected in this riding in the 1998, 2003, 2007 and 2012 elections. On April 5, 2011 Chagnon was made Speaker of the National Assembly.
See also
Electoral record (partial)
| Quebec general election, 1989: Saint-Louis | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Jacques Chagnon | 9,034 | 40.58 | |||||
| Parti Québécois | Ariane Véronneau | 6,659 | 29.91 | |||||
| Equality | José Di Bona | 3,815 | 17.14 | |||||
| Green | François Chevalier | 1,804 | 8.10 | |||||
| New Democratic | Kathleen Parewick | 457 | 2.05 | |||||
| Commonwealth of Canada | Denis Tremblay | 143 | 0.64 | |||||
| Independent | Philippe Champagne | 133 | 0.60 | |||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Hélène Héroux | 114 | 0.51 | |||||
| Workers | Jean-Claude St-Amour | 101 | 0.45 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 22,260 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Rejected and declined votes | 374 | |||||||
| Turnout | 22,634 | 65.53 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 34,541 | |||||||
| Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec. | ||||||||
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jacques Chagnon. |
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Lucienne Robillard (Liberal) |
Minister of Education (Quebec) 1994 |
Succeeded by Jean Garon (PQ) |
| Preceded by Serge Ménard (PQ) |
Minister of Public Security (Quebec) 2003–2005 |
Succeeded by Jacques Dupuis (Liberal) |