André Boulerice
André Boulerice | |
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Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques | |
In office September 25, 1989 – September 12, 2005 | |
Preceded by | District created |
Succeeded by | Martin Lemay |
Personal details | |
Born | Joliette, Quebec | 8 May 1946
Political party | Parti Québécois |
André Boulerice (born May 8, 1946) is a Canadian politician from Quebec and gay rights activist. He was a member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques in Montreal.
Born in Joliette, Quebec, he graduated in specialized education from Cégep du Vieux Montréal. He joined the Parti Québécois in 1970 and later worked for the Chambly school board.
He was first elected to the legislature in the 1985 election, representing the electoral district of Saint-Jacques. Boulerice, one of the first openly gay members of the legislature,[1] was reelected in 1989, 1994, 1998 and 2003 in the redistributed electoral district of Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques. He was also the deputy government leader, president of the Quebec division of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie and immigration minister. He helped introduce civil union for same-sex couples. Boulerice resigned in September 2005.
Electoral record (partial)[]
show1998 Quebec general election: Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques |
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show1994 Quebec general election: Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques |
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References[]
- ^ "Absence d'élus libéraux gais : pas de problème pour Stéphanie Vallée". Ici Radio-Canada, June 26, 2016.
External links[]
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- 1946 births
- French Quebecers
- Gay politicians
- Canadian LGBT people in provincial and territorial legislatures
- Living people
- Parti Québécois MNAs
- People from Joliette
- 21st-century Canadian politicians