Simon-Pierre Diamond
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| Incumbent | |
|---|---|
| Riding | Marguerite-D'Youville (2007-present) |
| In office since | April 25, 2007 |
| Preceded by | Pierre Moreau |
| Born | February 9, 1985 Boucherville, Quebec |
| Political party | |
| Spouse | Catherine Goyer |
| Portfolio(s) | Environment, sustainable development |
Simon-Pierre Diamond (born February 9, 1985 in Boucherville, Quebec) is a politician in the Province of Quebec, Canada. He currently represents the Marguerite-D'Youville district at the National Assembly of Quebec and is a member of the Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ).
In the 2007 election at age 22, Diamond became the youngest member ever elected in the Quebec legislature. [1] He and Parti Québécois (PQ) member André Boisclair are the only two people who broke the record established by PQ member Claude Charron in the 1970 election at age 23[2].
Diamond was elected with 37% of the vote, defeating PQ candidate Sébastien Gagnon (31%) and Liberal incumbent Pierre Moreau (27%). He took office on April 12, 2007. [3] On April 19, 2007, he was selected to be the Official Opposition's Shadow Minister of Environment and Sustaining Development. [4]
From 2004 to 2007, Diamond, a law student at Université de Montréal and a resident of Boucherville, served as President of the Youth Commission of the ADQ. He supports same-sex marriage, but believes that only the federal government has jurisdiction over that issue. [5] [6]
His fiancée, Catherine Goyer, ran for the ADQ in the district of Sainte-Marie—Saint-Jacques in a 2006 by-election, but finished fifth with less than 2% of the vote, behind Québec Solidaire and the Green Party of Quebec.
His father is a federal Liberal.
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[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Le député le plus jeune de l'histoire québécoise
- ^ Bilan du Siècle - Claude Charron (1946-) Homme politique, animateur de télévision
- ^ Au tour de l'ADQ, Radio-Canada, April 12, 2007
- ^ Des postes clés pour Gilles Taillon et Sébastien Proulx, Martin Ouellet, La Presse, April 19, 2007
- ^ Simon-Pierre Diamond : jeune député de 22 ans, "Christiane Charette" , March 28, 2007
- ^ Biographical Information from ADQ Web Site
| Party political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Micaël Bérubé |
President of the Youth Commission of the Action démocratique du Québec 2004–2007 |
Succeeded by Catherine Goyer |
| National Assembly of Quebec | ||
| Preceded by Pierre Moreau (Liberal) |
MNA, District of Marguerite-D'Youville 2007–Current |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Stéphane Bergeron (PQ) |
Official Opposition's Shadow Minister of Environment 2007–Current |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
