Jean Alfred

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Jean Alfred,PH.D (born March 10, 1940) was a Haitian-born former politician in Quebec, Canada. He was a member of the National Assembly of Quebec as a member of the Parti Québécois from 1976 to 1981.

Alfred made his college studies and some university courses at Port-au-Prince before moving to Ottawa where he obtained a degree in philosophy from the University of Ottawa. He also received a master's degree in psycho-pedagogy as well as a PH.D in education.

Prior to his entry to politics, he taught for several years in Haiti and in the Outaouais region. He would taught again after his political career and was a school board commissioner for the Commission Scolaire des Draveurs.

In 1975, he was elected as a councilor for the former city of Gatineau and later entered provincial politics where he was elected in Papineau as a Parti Québécois candidate. He served a full term as a PQ and Independant member but was defeated in the newly formed riding of Chapleau which portions were split from Gatineau and Papineau. He was a candidate again in 1989, but lost to the Liberal, John Kehoe. He may a brief attempt at federal politics but failed to become a Bloc Québécois prior to the 1997 elections.