Yvon Picotte

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Yvon Picotte, born on October 27, 1941 in Louiseville, Quebec, is a politician from Quebec, Canada.

He was a five-term Liberal Member of the National Assembly, who represented the electoral district of Maskinongé from 1973 to 1994. He also was in charge of several portfolios in the second cabinet of Premier Robert Bourassa, including tourism and agriculture.

Eventually, Picotte became a supporter of the Action démocratique du Québec. From 2004 to 2006, he served as President of that party. In May 2006, he made embarrassing comments about PQ Leader André Boisclair. Boisclair had decided not to run in a by-election for the district of Sainte-Marie—Saint-Jacques (in Montreal), the district where he lives and that is well known for its large gay population. Accusing Boisclair of being a coward, Picotte jokingly said that the riding would fit Boisclair, who is openly gay, like a glove (comme un gant). Many journalists criticized Picotte, saying his comment sounded homophobic. Within days, Picotte apologized.^[1]

Picotte currently is the Director of Pavillon du Nouveau Point de vue, an addiction intervention center.

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• Yvon PICOTTE at Assemblée nationale du Québec (French)

National Assembly of Quebec
Preceded by Rémi Paul (Union Nationale)	MNA, District of Maskinongé 1970–1994	Succeeded by Rémy Désilets (PQ)
Government offices
Preceded by Jacques Brassard (PQ)	Minister of Recreation, Wildlife & Fisheries 1985–1989	Succeeded by Gaston Blackburn (Liberal)
Preceded by Marcel Léger (PQ)	Minister of Tourism 1985–1987	Succeeded by Michel Gratton (Liberal)
Preceded by Pierre Paradis (Liberal)	Minister of Municipal Affairs 1989–1990	Succeeded by Claude Ryan (Liberal)
Preceded by Michel Pagé (Liberal)	Minister of Agriculture & Fisheries 1990–1994	Succeeded by Marcel Landry (PQ)
Party political offices
Preceded by Guy Laforest	President of Action démocratique du Québec 2004–2006	Succeeded by Gilles Taillon