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| Affiliation | Parti Libéral du Québec |
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| Name | Claude Béchard |
| Address |
Saint-Pascal, Québec , Canada |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
June 29, 1969 |
| Died |
September 07, 2010
(41 years) |
| Contributor | Some say... |
| Last Modifed | Monsieur
Sep 07, 2010 11:30pm |
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| Info | Claude Béchard attended Laval University, earning a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in land use planning and regional development in addition to completing his doctoral studies in political science.
During his university years, Mr. Béchard was also vice-president of the Québec Liberal Party and became a member of the Canadian Study of Parliament Group, the Canadian association of political science graduates and the Québec Liberal Party Policy Commission.
In the early 1990s, Mr. Béchard worked as political aide for both the Québec Premier’s Office and the Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition.
First elected in 1997 and then re-elected in 1998 as MNA for Kamouraska-Témiscouata, Claude Béchard served as the Official Opposition critic for employment and labour, education and natural resources. Mr. Béchard is also a member of the Delegation of the National Assembly for Relations with the United States.
Following his re-election as member for Kamouraska-Témiscouata in the 2003 general election, Claude Béchard was appointed Minister of Employment, Social Solidarity and Family Welfare and Minister responsible for the Bas-Saint-Laurent region and the Côte-Nord region on April 29, 2003. On February 18, 2005, he was appointed Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade, Chair of the Comité ministériel de la prospérité économique et du développement durable and Member of Comité des priorités. Since Februrary 27, 2006, M. Béchard assumes the role of Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks.
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