Jean-François Larose (born April 15, 1972) is a
Canadian
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former politician who was elected to the
House of Commons of Canada in the
2011 election. He represented the electoral district of
Repentigny, initially as a member of the NDP, then as a member of
Strength in Democracy.
Prior to being elected, Larose was a peace officer and a security guard. Larose has certificates from
Université de Montréal
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in the areas of crisis management, violence and society, and police and security management. Larose ran in the
2009 Montreal municipal election, seeking the position of mayor of
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal borough for the
Parti Montréal Ville-Marie; he garnered 2.08% of the vote.
In the
2011–12 NDP leadership race, Larose supported
Niki Ashton
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, serving as her campaign chair.
Larose campaigned as a member of the NDP in the 2011 election, handily winning the riding of Repentigny. On October 21, 2014, Larose and
Jean-François Fortin, the independent (formerly
Bloc Québécois) MP for
Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
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, announced that they were forming
Strength in Democracy, a new
Quebec
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-focused political party dedicated to representing the province's regions.
In the
2015 election, Larose contested in
La Pointe-de-l'Île and lost to
Mario Beaulieu. He came in seventh, receiving 135 votes and winning only 0.24% of the vote.
Electoral record
References
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1972 births
Living people
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
New Democratic Party MPs
People from Repentigny, Quebec
Université de Montréal alumni
Strength in Democracy MPs
21st-century Canadian politicians
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