Jacques Chagnon

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Jacques Chagnon (born August 28, 1952 in Montreal) is a Quebec politician. He holds a degree in political science from Concordia University as well as graduate degrees political science and in Law from the University of Montreal. He is a former school board commissioner and is currently a member of the Quebec National Assembly. He represents the electoral district of Westmount—Saint-Louis and is a member of the Quebec Liberal Party (QLP).

He was the Minister of Education in the government of Daniel Johnson from January 11, 1994 to September 26, 1994 when the QLP was defeated in the 1994 election. When the QLP retook power in 2003, he was appointed to cabinet by Premier Jean Charest as Minister of Public Security from April 29, 2003 to February 18, 2005. During his time as Minister of Public Security, he had to deal with the Kanesatake crisis. His performance during this time as well as certain remarks that were perceived as offensive towards aboriginals may explain Charest's decision to drop him from cabinet in 2005. Chagnon currently chairs the committee on education in the National Assembly.

Chagnon was first elected in the riding of Saint-Louis in the 1985 election and was re-elected again in 1989. He was then elected in the new riding of Westmount—Saint-Louis during the 1994 election. He was subsequently re-elected in this riding in 1998 and then again in 2003.

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• Politics of Quebec
• Quebec general elections
• Quebec Liberal Party

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• National Assembly Biography (French)

Preceded by Lucienne Robillard	Minister of Education (Québec) 1994	Succeeded by Jean Garon
Preceded by Serge Ménard	Minister of Public Security (Québec) 2003 to 2005	Succeeded by Jacques Dupuis