Yves Duhaime
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Yves Duhaime was a politician Quebec, Canada. He served as Cabinet Member and Member of the National Assembly of Quebec. [1]
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[edit] Early life
He was born in 1939 in Chicoutimi, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean and grew up in Shawinigan, Mauricie.
In the 1960s, Duhaime was an officer with the 62nd (Shawinigan) Field Artillery Regiment. He reached the rank of Captain and served as Adjutant of the military unit.
He obtained a Law Degree from McGill University in Montreal and attended the Institut des sciences politiques in Paris.
[edit] Provincial Politics
Duhaime ran as a Parti Québécois candidate in 1970, 1973 and 1976 in the district of Saint-Maurice. He was elected on his third attempt.
Premier René Lévesque appointed him to the Cabinet. Duhaime served as Minister of Tourism during his first term.
He was re-elected in 1981; he served as Minister of Energy from 1981 to 1984 and Minister of Finance from 1984 to 1985.
He did not run in 1985.
[edit] Federal Politics
Duhaime was a candidate to the Bloc Québécois Leadership Convention of 1997 but finished second behind Gilles Duceppe. He also ran as a BQ candidate in the district of Saint-Maurice against the incumbent MP and Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. Chrétien won re-election with 47%. Duhaime finished a strong second with 44%. [2]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Yves Duhaime, Assemblée nationale du Québec
- ^ History of Federal Ridings since 1867 - Saint Maurice, Quebec
[edit] See also
- 62nd (Shawinigan) Field Artillery Regiment
- Mauricie
- Saint-Maurice Legislators
- Saint-Maurice
- Saint-Maurice Provincial Electoral District
- Shawinigan, Quebec
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| Preceded by Marcel Bérard (Liberal) |
MNA, District of Saint-Maurice 1976–1985 |
Succeeded by Yvon Lemire (Liberal) |
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