Rémy Désilets

Rémy Désilets is a Quebec, Canada politician. He was a Member of the National Assembly.[2]

Rémy Désilets
MNA
Government Member of the National Assembly of Quebec
In office
1994–2003
MonarchElizabeth II
Governors GeneralRay Hnatyshyn, Roméo LeBlanc, Adrienne Clarkson
Prime MinisterJean Chrétien
Preceded byYvon Picotte
Succeeded byFrancine Gaudet
ConstituencyMaskinongé (provincial electoral district)
Majority48%
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health, Social Services, Youth Protection and Violence Prevention
In office
2002–2003
Personal details
Born1952-12-25
Drummondville, Centre-du-Québec
CitizenshipCanadian
NationalityCanadian
Political partyParti Québécois
Parents
  • Joseph Désilets (father)
  • Gilberte Chabot (mother)
EducationBachelor of Arts (Physical Education), 1976; Certificate in Sports Training, 1978
Alma materUniversité du Québec à Trois-Rivières.
OccupationTeacher of Physical Education and Politician[1]

Background

He was born on December 27, 1952, in Drummondville, Centre-du-Québec and is an educator.

Political career

Désilets ran as a Parti Québécois candidate in the provincial district of Maskinongé in 1994 and won. He succeeded Liberal incumbent Yvon Picotte who had just retired from politics.

He was re-elected in 1998 and served as Parliamentary Assistant from 2002 to 2003.

In 2003, he lost re-election against Liberal candidate Francine Gaudet.

He attempted a political comeback in 2007, but finished third, behind winner Jean Damphousse from the Action Démocratique du Québec and Gaudet who was running for re-election.

Controversy

Désilets courted controversy in 2016 through an illegal contribution to a colleague's campaign fund, for which he was fined C$6,000.[3]

References

  1. National Assembly of Quebec (2008). "Rémy Désilets". Politics. National Assembly of Quebec.
  2. "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
  3. Delisle, Gabriel (2016). "Rémy Désilets condamné par le DGEQ". Le Nouvelliste. Le Nouvelliste.

See also

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