Rémy Désilets

Rémy Désilets
MNA
Government Member of the National Assembly of Quebec
In office
1994–2003
Monarch Elizabeth II
Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn, Roméo LeBlanc, Adrienne Clarkson
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien
Preceded by Yvon Picotte
Succeeded by Francine Gaudet
Constituency Maskinongé (provincial electoral district)
Majority 48%
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health, Social Services, Youth Protection and Violence Prevention
In office
2002–2003
Personal details
Born 1952-12-25
Drummondville, Centre-du-Québec
Citizenship Canadian
Nationality Canadian
Political party Parti Québécois
Mother Gilberte Chabot
Father Joseph Désilets
Education Bachelor of Arts (Physical Education), 1976; Certificate in Sports Training, 1978
Alma mater Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.
Occupation Teacher of Physical Education and Politician[1]

Rémy Désilets is a Quebec, Canada politician. He was a Member of the National Assembly.[2]

Background

He was born on December 27, 1952 in Drummondville, Centre-du-Québec and is an educator.

Political career

Désilets ran as a Parti Québécois candidate in the provincial district of Maskinongé in 1994 and won. He succeeded Liberal incumbent Yvon Picotte who had just retired from politics.

He was re-elected in 1998 and served as Parliamentary Assistant from 2002 to 2003.

In 2003, he lost re-election against Liberal candidate Francine Gaudet.

He attempted a political comeback in 2007, but finished third, behind winner Jean Damphousse from the Action Démocratique du Québec and Gaudet who was running for re-election.

Controversy

Désilets courted controversy in 2016 through an illegal contribution to a colleague's campaign fund, for which he was fined C$6,000. [3]


References

  1. ↑ National Assembly of Quebec (2008). "Rémy Désilets". Politics. National Assembly of Quebec.
  2. ↑ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
  3. ↑ Delisle, Gabriel (2016). "Rémy Désilets condamné par le DGEQ". Le Nouvelliste. Le Nouvelliste.

See also

National Assembly of Quebec
Preceded by
Yvon Picotte, Liberal		 MNA, District of Maskinongé
1994–2003		 Succeeded by
Francine Gaudet, Liberal
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