Gerry Sklavounos
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| Riding | Laurier-Dorion |
| In office since | March 26, 2007 |
| Preceded by | Elsie Lefebvre |
| Born | December 16, 1974 Montreal, Canada |
| Residence | Montreal |
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| Profession(s) | Lawyer |
Gerry Sklavounos, B.C.L., LL.B., (born December 16, 1974) is a Québec politician. He is the current Liberal Member of the National Assembly for the constituency of Laurier-Dorion as well as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks.
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Born in Montréal to parents of Greek origin, Sklavounos studied at McGill University where he graduated with degrees in Civil and Common Law. Having articled with Justice Canada’s Criminal Prosecutions section, he went on to work as defence counsel with Montréal Legal Aid and the Silver Sandiford law firm.
Sklavounos was elected during the 2007 general provincial election in the constituency of Laurier-Dorion, defeating the Parti Québécois incumbent Elsie Lefebvre.
Appointed Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks by the Premier of Québec, as well as Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on the Economy and Labour, Sklavounos is also a member of the Standing Committee on Transports and the Environment and the Standing Committee on Social Affairs.
His inter-parliamentary responsibilities include the Executive Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), the Québec section of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie and the Québec section of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.
Gerry Sklavounos has previously been a member of the Liberal Party of Canada serving as Youth Vice-President of the Federal Liberal Association of Papineau—Saint-Denis. He was also formerly a member of the Action démocratique du Québec in support of his close friend and current president of that party, Tom Pentefountas.
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| Preceded by Elsie Lefebvre |
MNA for Laurier-Dorion 2007–present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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