Dominique Anglade

Dominique Anglade
MNA
Deputy Premier of Quebec
Assumed office
October 11, 2017
Premier Philippe Couillard
Preceded by Lise Thériault
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne
Assumed office
November 9, 2015
Preceded by Marguerite Blais
Personal details
Born (1974-01-31) January 31, 1974
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Nationality Canadian
Political party Liberal
Other political
affiliations
Coalition Avenir Québec (formerly)
Spouse(s) Helge Seetzen

Dominique Anglade is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in a by-election on November 9, 2015.[1] She represents the electoral district of Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.[1]

Anglade was formerly associated with the Coalition Avenir Québec. She ran as a CAQ candidate in Fabre in the 2012 election, losing to Gilles Ouimet, and served as the president of the CAQ from 2012 to 2013.[2] She left that position to become CEO of Montreal International.[3] She cited objections to the CAQ's positions on ethnic identity and immigration for her decision to leave the party and run for the Liberals.[2] She is the daughter of academic Georges Anglade.[3]

Anglade holds an MBA from HEC Montréal and a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering from the École Polytechnique de Montréal.[4]

From 2016 to 2018 she was the Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade.

Electoral record

Quebec provincial by-election, 9 November 2015: Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDominique Anglade5,32538.64-13.88
Parti QuébécoisGabrielle Lemieux4,11929.89+7.99
Québec solidaireMarie-Ève Rancourt2,85620.73+10.04
Coalition Avenir QuébecLouis-Philippe Boulanger7175.20-5.99
GreenJiab Zou5073.68+1.82
Option nationaleLuc Lefebvre1461.06+0.46
ConservativeChristian Hébert1100.80
Total valid votes 13,780100.00
Total rejected ballots 1150.83-0.61
Turnout 13,89523.89-44.40
Eligible voters 58,171
Liberal hold Swing -10.93
Quebec general election, 2012: Fabre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGilles Ouimet13,30537.50-10.87
Parti QuébécoisFrançois-Gycelain Rocque9,92427.97-6.59
Coalition Avenir QuébecDominique Anglade9,85227.77+16.46
Québec solidaireWilfried Cordeau1,2603.55+0.78
GreenJean-François Lepage5471.54-1.43
Option nationaleBruno Forget3881.09 
IndependentPhilippe Mayrand2070.58 
Total valid votes 35,483 98.97
Total rejected ballots 371 1.03
Turnout 35,854 75.96  
Electors on the lists 47,199
Liberal hold Swing -2.14

References


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