François Rebello

François Rebello
MNA for La Prairie
In office
2008–2012
Preceded by Monique Roy Verville
Succeeded by Stéphane Le Bouyonnec
Personal details
Born November 25, 1970
Montreal, Quebec
Political party Parti Québécois (2008-2012)
Coalition Avenir Québec (2012-present)

François Rebello (born November 25, 1970) is a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec, who was elected to represent the riding of La Prairie in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2008 provincial election, after an unsuccessful run in 2007. He was elected as a member of the Parti Québécois, but is now part of the Coalition Avenir Québec.

Rebello was born in Montreal. He is a graduate of the Université de Montréal with a bachelor's degree in political sciences, a master's degree in economic sciences. He was from 1994 to 1996 the president of the Quebec Federation of University Students. He also founded the group Force-Jeunesse whose goal is to defend youth issues and causes. From 2000, Rebello worked as an economist and founded Groupe investissement responsable inc. and was a contributor to the monthly magazine Commerce. In 2005, he became the vice-president and later president of the political commission of the PQ.

On January 9, 2012, he announced he was joining the Coalition Avenir Québec, citing his admiration for its leader, François Legault. He had stated his loyalty to the Parti Québécois' chief, Pauline Marois, a couple of weeks prior to his defection.[1] He was the CAQ's fifth member of the National Assembly and the third to be a former member of the Parti Québécois.[2] In the 2012 provincial election, Rebello ran for the CAQ in the new electoral district of Sanguinet, but was defeated by Alain Therrien of the Parti Québécois.[3]

Electoral record

Quebec general election, 2008: La Prairie
Party Candidate Votes%
     Parti Québécois François Rebello 16,382 44.83
LiberalMarc Savard 13,678 37.43
     Action démocratique Monique Roy Verville 5,178 14.17
     Québec solidaire Danielle Maire 760 2.08
     Independent Martin McNeil 392 1.07
Marxist–LeninistNormand Chouinard 150 0.41
Total valid votes 36,540 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 584
Turnout 37,124 63.62
Electors on the lists 58,350
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
Quebec general election, 2007: La Prairie
Party Candidate Votes%
     Action démocratique Monique Roy Verville 14,453 33.79
     Parti Québécois François Rebello 13,168 30.79
LiberalJean Dubuc 12,251 28.64
GreenLouis Corbeil 1,605 3.75
     Québec solidaire Antoine Pich 818 1.91
Bloc PotGuy Latour 238 0.56
     Independent Martin McNeil 179 0.42
Marxist–LeninistNormand Chouinard 60 0.14
Total valid votes 42,772 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 442
Turnout 43,214 77.50
Electors on the lists 55,758
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.

References

  1. ↑ "François Rebello passe à la CAQ". Le Devoir (in French) (Le Devoir 2002-2012). 9 January 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "Another PQ MNA joins new Coalition Quebec party". CBC News. January 9, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Rebello et Barrette mordent la poussière". 985fm (in French) (La Presse Canadienne). 4 September 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.

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