Claude Vaillancourt (born May 19, 1944) is a lawyer, judge and former political figure in

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. He represented

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

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from 1976 to 1983 as a member of the

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. He was born in

Chicoutimi Chicoutimi () is the most populous borough (arrondissement) of the city of Saguenay in Quebec, Canada. It is situated at the confluence of the Saguenay and Chicoutimi rivers. During the 20th century, it became the main administrative and co ...

, the son of Albéric Vaillancourt and Marie-Paule Simard, and was educated in

Arvida Arvida ( ) is a settlement of 12,000 people (2010)Peritz, Ingrid, "Saguenay 'utopia' dreaming big again", ''The Globe and Mail'', 13 November 2010, p. A31 in Quebec, Canada, that is part of the City of Saguenay. Its name is derived from the name o ...

, at the Collège de Jonquière and at the

Université Laval Université Laval is a public research university in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The university was founded by royal charter issued by Queen Victoria in 1852, with roots in the founding of the Séminaire de Québec in 1663 by François de Mont ...

. Vaillancourt was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1969 and set up practice in the

region. He served as President of the National Assembly from 1980 to 1983. Vaillancourt resigned his seat in 1983, when he was named a Quebec district court judge. He served in the Roberval district from 1983 to 1989 and in the Montreal district from 1989 to 2006.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vaillancourt, Claude 1944 births French Quebecers Judges in Quebec Living people Parti Québécois MNAs Politicians from Saguenay, Quebec Presidents of the National Assembly of Quebec Vice Presidents of the National Assembly of Quebec Université Laval alumni