Mathieu Traversy is a
Canadian
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politician in the province of
Quebec
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. Since 2021, he has been the mayor of
Terrebonne. Previously, he represented the riding of
Terrebonne in the
National Assembly of Quebec
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from the
2008 provincial election until his defeat in the
2018 provincial election. He was a member of the
Parti Québécois
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.
Traversy attended the
Cégep régional de Lanaudière
The Cégep régional de Lanaudière is a Cégep, made up of three constituent colleges in Joliette, L'Assomption and Terrebonne, located in Quebec, Canada.
As of early 2014, there are over 2,500 students at the Joliette constituent college an ...
in
Terrebonne and later the
Université du Québec à Montréal
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UQAM was founded on April 9, 1969, by the government o ...
in political science. He previously worked in the department of recreation for the city of
Terrebonne.
Traversy defeated
Jean-François Therrien
Jean-François Therrien (born 1969) is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Terrebonne from 2007 to 2008.
Therrien has a bachelor's degree in l ...
of the
ADQ in the 2008 elections.
Electoral record
* Result compared to Action démocratique
References
External links
*
Parti Quebecois biopage
1984 births
Living people
Mayors of Terrebonne, Quebec
Parti Québécois MNAs
People from Mascouche
21st-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec
21st-century mayors of places in Quebec
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