Normand Jutras (born 23 November 1948) is a

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lawyer and politician from

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. From 1994 to 2007 he was an MNA in the

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, representing the provincial electoral district of Drummond as a member of the

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Life and career

Jutras was born in

Drummondville Drummondville () is a city in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, located east of Montreal on the Saint-François River. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 79,258. The mayor of Drummondville is Stéphanie Lacoste. Drummondville ...

. He earned a Bachelor of Arts at L'Externat Classique Saint Raphaël de Drummondville. He earned his law degree from

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in 1971. He was admitted to the

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in 1972. He practiced privately at Jutras and Associates from 1971 to 1994. He served as Chairman of the Disciplinary Tribunal at Drummondville Institution from 1984 to 1993. Jutras represented the

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in cases of drugs, foods and drugs, and other statutory laws from 1984 to 1994. Jutras was elected to the National Assembly for the first time in the

1994 Quebec general election The 1994 Quebec general election was held on September 12, 1994, to elect members to the National Assembly of Quebec in the province of Quebec, Canada. The Parti Québécois, led by hard soverignist Jacques Parizeau, defeated the incumbent Quebe ...

. He was re-elected in the

1998 Quebec general election The 1998 Quebec general election was held on November 30, 1998, to elect members of the National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Premier Lucien Bouchard, won re-election, defeating the Quebec Li ...

and in the

2003 Quebec general election The 2003 Quebec general election was held on April 14, 2003, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec (Canada). The Parti libéral du Québec (PLQ), led by Jean Charest, defeated the incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Premier Berna ...

. Dion was defeated by Sébastien Schneeberger of ADC in the

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. Following his defeat, Jutras was involved in legal affairs for automotive companies with interests in India.Martin, Gérard (19 September 2007)
Normand Jutras part relever un nouveau défi en Inde (French).
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'' Since March 6, 2013, Jutras has been the head of the Public Curator of Quebec, the government body charged with protecting incapacitated individuals.Public Curator

''Curateur public''

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(French) Living people 1948 births Parti Québécois MNAs People from Drummondville 20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec 21st-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec {{Quebec-MNA-stub