Bernard Brodeur (born 1956 in Granby,

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) is a former member of the

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for Shefford. Brodeur is a

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. He holds a bachelor's degree in Law and Notarial Law from the

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. He is also the owner of a Limousin cattle breeding operation since 1985. He was chair of the Import-Export Committee of the Canadian Limousin Association from 1986 to 1987 and President of the Québec Limousin Breeders Association from 1989 to 1991. Elected as Member for Shefford in the by-election held on February 28, 1994, Brodeur was reelected in the

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general elections. He was the Official Opposition Critic for Transport. In 2004, Quebec Premier

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made him Chair of the Committee on Culture. Brodeur was defeated for re-election in the 2007 general election by ADQ candidate

François Bonnardel François Bonnardel (born November 8, 1967) is a Canadian politician. He is a member of the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada, for the riding of Granby. He previously represented the now-defunct Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) party, ...

. Bonnardel received 16,648 votes versus Brodeur's 10,897 votes.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Brodeur, Bernard 1956 births Living people People from Granby, Quebec Politicians from Montérégie Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Université Laval alumni 20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec 21st-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec