Jean-François Bertrand
Jean-François Bertrand is a politician in Quebec, Canada.[1]
Background
He was born on June 22, 1946 in Cowansville, Quebec and has a degree in political science from Université Laval. He is the son of politicians Jean-Jacques and Gabrielle Bertrand.
Member of the legislature
Bertrand became an executive member of the Parti Québécois in 1974 and was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 1976 election. He served as parliamentary assistant and Deputy House Leader from 1978 to the 1981 election.
Cabinet Member
He was re-elected in 1981 and was appointed to Premier René Lévesque's Cabinet. He served as Minister of Communications, until his defeat in the 1985 election. He also was the government's House Leader from 1982 to 1984.
Mayoral election
Bertrand was the Progrès Civique de Québec candidate for mayor in Quebec City in 1989. He lost against Rassemblement Populaire candidate Jean-Paul L'Allier.
Federal politics
He ran as a Bloc Québécois candidate in a 1995 by-election in the federal district of Brome—Missisquoi. He lost against Liberal candidate Denis Paradis.
Retirement
He authored and published Je suis un bum de bonne famille in 2003. The book revealed that he has a drug addiction.
Electoral record
- Federal
| Canadian federal by-election, February 13, 1995: Brome—Missisquoi | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | Expenditures | |
| Liberal | Denis Paradis | 19,078 | 51.02 | +14.36 | $54,562 | |
| Bloc Québécois | Jean-François Bertrand | 15,764 | 42.16 | +1.40 | $53,734 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Guy Lever | 1,235 | 3.30 | -13.85 | $36,225a | |
| Reform | Line Maheux | 517 | 1.38 | $21,755 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Paul Vachon | 371 | 0.99 | -0.27 | $9,325 | |
| Christian Heritage | Jean Blaquière | 126 | 0.34 | $2,321 | ||
| Non-Affiliated | Yvon V. Boulanger | 107 | 0.29 | $3,816 | ||
| Green | Éric Ferland | 101 | 0.27 | $412 | ||
| Natural Law | Michel Champagne | 77 | 0.21 | -1.08 | $6,538 | |
| Abolitionist | John H. Long | 15 | 0.04 | -1.61 | $1,219 | |
| Total valid votes | 37,391 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 288 | |||||
| Turnout | 37,679 | 64.32 | -12.32 | |||
| Electors on the lists | 58,579 | |||||
| a- Does not include unpaid claims. | ||||||
Footnotes
- ↑ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
| National Assembly of Quebec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Fernand Dufour (Liberal) |
MNA, District of Vanier 1976–1985 |
Succeeded by Jean-Guy Lemieux (Liberal) |
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