Sylvain Gaudreault (born July 8, 1970) is a

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politician and teacher. He was the Member of

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for the riding of

Jonquière Jonquière (; ; 2021 population: 60,250) is a borough (arrondissement) of the city of Saguenay in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Saguenay River, near the borough of Chicoutimi. History Jonquiè ...

in the city of Saguenay from 2007 to 2022. He represents the

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. On May 6, 2016, the party caucus chose him as interim leader following the resignation of PQ leader

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Life and career

Born in

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, Gaudreault went to the

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi The Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC) is a branch of the Université du Québec network founded in 1969 and based in the Chicoutimi borough of Saguenay, Quebec, Canada. UQAC has secondary study centres in La Malbaie, Saint-Félicien ...

and obtained a bachelor's degree in history. He also received a bachelor's degree in law at

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and was admitted to the

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in 1996. He is also currently doing a master's degree in regional intervention and studies. He worked since 2001 as a teacher at CEGEP de Jonquière and worked for the newspaper ''

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''. Gaudreault was elected in Jonquière in the

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when he defeated Tourism Minister

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. He had faced controversy during the campaign, when radio host

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attacked both Gaudreault and Parti Québécois leader

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for being openly

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. When the PQ formed government in

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, Gaudreault entered Cabinet as Minister of Transport and Minister of Municipal Affairs, one of two LGBT ministers. While his stint in Cabinet only last 19 months due to the PQ's defeat in the subsequent election, he announced plans to extend the Montreal Metro's Blue Line to Anjou and the Yellow Line deeper into the Monteregie. As well, he became the point person on the government's plans to further electrify public transit across Quebec. He ran for party leader in the 2020 Parti Québécois leadership election, placing second behind

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. He was defeated in

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by CAQ candidate

Yannick Gagnon Yannick Gagnon is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2022 Quebec general election. He represents the riding of Jonquière as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec The Coalition Avenir Québec ...

.Carolyne Labrie
"Yannick Gagnon, le nouvel élu, haut la main"
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'', October 3, 2022.

References

External links

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PQ webpage
1970 births French Quebecers Gay politicians Canadian LGBT people in provincial and territorial legislatures Living people Members of the Executive Council of Quebec Parti Québécois MNAs Politicians from Saguenay, Quebec Université Laval alumni Université du Québec à Chicoutimi alumni Leaders of the Parti Québécois 21st-century Canadian politicians {{PartiQuébécois-Quebec-MNA-stub