David Birnbaum (born April 8, 1956) is a Canadian politician, activist, and former journalist. Birnbaum was elected to the

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in the 2014 election. He represented the electoral district of

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as a member of the

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until his retirement from politics at the

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. He was the Opposition Critic for Indigenous Affairs, and was formerly the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Education and Higher Education, and was the Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier of Quebec. He sits on the Committee on Citizen Relations.

Biography

Birnaum was born in

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. He is a former journalist at '' The Gazette'' and Communications Officer at the old Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal, Centraide-Montreal Board member and long-time Big Brother. Birnbaum held the position of Executive Director of the Quebec English School Boards Association from 2004 to 2014, Executive Director of

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, Quebec Region from 1998 to 2004, Executive Director of

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from 1990 to 1998. In those capacities, he strived to promote and defend minority concerns while strengthening relationships with Québec's francophone majority community. He and his wife have two children, Vincent and Zoë.

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1956 births Anglophone Quebec people Jewish Canadian politicians Journalists from Montreal Living people Politicians from Montreal Quebec Liberal Party MNAs 21st-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec Jewish Canadian journalists {{Quebec-MNA-stub Canadian Jewish Congress members

Biography

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