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| Affiliation | Parti Québécois |
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| Name | Richard Legendre |
| Address |
Blainville, Québec , Canada |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
January 19, 1953
(72 years)
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Modifed | Monsieur
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| Info | Education:
Degree in recreology, University of Québec, Trois-Rivières (1975)
Professional experience:
-Active participant in the tennis world: player, coach, club professional and administrator (1963-2001)
-Member and scholarship recipient, Florida State University tennis team (1970-1973)
-Canadian junior tennis champion (1971)
-Ranked among Canada's top ten players (1973-1979)
-Professional circuit tennis player (1974-1979)
-Winner, Canadian men's doubles tennis championship with Réjean Genois (1978)
-Member, Canadian Davis Cup team (1978)
-Best ranking: No. 220 in the ATP Champions Race (1979)
-Head tennis professional, Québec City Club Avantage (1979-1980)
-Coach, Québec tennis team (1980-1981)
-Director, Alcan Tennis Circuit (1981-1985)
-Director, Molson Tennis Circuit (1986)
-Sports director and marketing coordinator, Club TenniSport de Québec (1986-1987)
-Director, Du Maurier Open (1988-2001)
-Tennis Canada director, Montréal (1988-2001)
-Construction project director, Jarry Park tennis center (1990-1995)
-Tournament director and vice-president, Canadian International Tennis Championships, Montréal (1999-2001)
Community and political activities:
-Personality of the Week, La Presse (1996)
-Best organization, Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP Tour) (1997)
-Best improvement of facilities, Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP Tour) (1997)
-Builder of the Year, Québec Tennis Hall of Fame (1998)
-Tournament of the Year, Women's Tennis Association (WTA Tour) (1998)
-Grand Ulysse 1998 (1999)
-Builder of the Year, Revue Commerce (1999)
-Award of merit, on-site activities, Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP Tour) (1999)
-Tourist Event of the Year, Grands Prix du tourisme québécois (1999)
-Personality of the Week, La Presse (2000)
-Co-chair, "Opening Out on the World" working group, Sommet du Québec et de la Jeunesse (2000)
Political, parliamentary and ministerial functions:
-Elected as Member for Blainville in the by-election held on October 1, 2001
-Minister for Tourism, Recreation and Sport, March 8, 2001 to November 13, 2001
-Minister responsible for Youth, Tourism, Recreation and Sport, November 13, 2001 to April 29, 2003
-Minister responsible for the Laurentides region, November 28, 2001 to April 29, 2003
-Minister responsible for Wildlife and Parks, January 30, 2002 to April 29, 2003
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