Guy Chevrette (born January 10, 1940, in Saint-Come, Quebec) served as

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leader of the Opposition in the

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, Canada, from 1987 to 1989. He was the MNA for the riding of

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from 1976 to 1981 and

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from 1981 to 2002.

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When former

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quit politics in 1987 after losing the 1985 election, Chevrette became Leader of the Opposition. In 1988, the PQ elected a new leader,

Jacques Parizeau Jacques Parizeau (; August 9, 1930June 1, 2015) was a Canadian politician and economist who served as the 26th premier of Quebec from September 26, 1994, to January 29, 1996. Early life and career Parizeau was born in Montreal, Quebec, the s ...

, however Parizeau was not sitting in the National Assembly since he had resigned in 1984. In the

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, Parizeau won a seat and replaced Chevrette as Leader of the Opposition. After the PQ won the 1994 election, Chevrette served in various ministerial posts in the cabinet in the governments of Parizeau,

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and

Bernard Landry Bernard Landry (; March 9, 1937 – November 6, 2018) was a Canadian politician who served as the 28th premier of Quebec from 2001 to 2003. A member of the Parti Québécois (PQ), he led the party from 2001 to 2005, also serving as the leader ...

. He resigned and quit politics in 2002. In 2003, he founded a lobbying firm with longtime chief of staff Pierre Chateauvert. In 2005, he was appointed executive officer of the Quebec Forest Council, a private association defending the forestry industry.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chevrette, Guy 1940 births Living people Parti Québécois MNAs 20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec 21st-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec

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