Roger Paquin (born July 24, 1947) is a Quebec politician. He served as the member for Saint-Jean in the

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as a member of the

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from 1994 until 2003.

Biography

Paquin was born in

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, He earned a

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degree, a

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degree in Biology, and a

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from the

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. He obtained a certificate in cognitive style mapping from

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and a certificate in

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from the

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. Paquin was a Professor of

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at the

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and served as a professional in the General Directorate of Collegial Education at the

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Political career

Paquin served as secretary and later the president of his local PQ riding executive. He later became Chairman of the National Council of the provincial party. He ran in Saint-Jean in

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; the election ended in a tie between him and Liberal incumbent

Michel Charbonneau Michel Charbonneau (born September 23, 1948) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Saint-Jean in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1989 to 1994. Born and raised in Napierville, Quebec, Charbonneau served as a mu ...

with 16,536 votes each. A by-election was called and a month later Paquin won by 532 votes. He was re-elected without any difficulty in

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. He was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister responsible for the

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Region in the Bouchard government. He then became Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment, and then the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment and Water in both the Bouchard and the

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governments. Paquin sought re-election in

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, and lost to Liberal

Jean-Pierre Paquin Jean-Pierre Paquin (born August 23, 1948) is a Canadian importer and politician from Quebec. He served as a Member of Parliament, representing Saint-Jean in the National Assembly of Quebec as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party from 2003 to ...

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Electoral record

Provincial

References

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