Normand MacMillan (born December 14, 1947, in

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) is a

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politician, businessman and insurance agent. He was the MNA for the riding of Papineau in the

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region between 1989 and 2012, representing the

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. He was the government's Chief Whip from 2005 to 2012, and President of the Caucus Chair from 2003 to 2005.

Career

Prior to his political career, MacMillan worked as an insurance agent between 1969 and 1972. He was also the

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of a

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from 1972 to 1983 and the co-owner of Nord MacMillan Inc. in 2003 which operates the same hotel business. He was also the Chair of the Economic Development Committee for the region and also a

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for the former city of Buckingham in the 1980s. In addition to being involved in the

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of the Buckingham and La Lievre region, MacMillan was involved in the community as he is a member of the

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Division since 1968 and the member of the

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since 1973. He also founded a Junior A hockey club, les Castors de Buckingham, in 1973. MacMillan entered provincial politics as he was elected MNA for Papineau in a by-election in 1989 although he was a member of the Liberal Party since 1980. He was re-elected in

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and

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. After being briefly the president of the government's caucus, he was named the government's

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in 2005. On December 7, 2007, MacMillan was diagnosed with prostate cancer after multiple tests and received treatment during the first quarter of 2008. He said that he had no plans to retire from politics. Following his win in 2008, MacMillan was named the Delegate Minister for Transportation, an assistant position to the main minister

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. MacMillan is married and has two children. He announced in July 2012 that he would not run in the general election in September 2012. MacMillan is also known for having called his political opponent Sylvie Roy "grosse crisse".

Electoral record (partial)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Macmillan, Norman Living people Quebec Liberal Party MNAs 1947 births Members of the Executive Council of Quebec Politicians from Gatineau Anglophone Quebec people 20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec 21st-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec