Benoît Charette
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Benoît Charette is a Quebec
politician elected in the 2008 provincial election for Deux-Montagnes
. He was a member of the Parti Québécois
, but quit on June 21, 2011 to protest the party's focus on sovereignty.
A graduate of Université du Québec à Montréal
with a bachelor's degree
in history, he also studied municipal development at the École nationale d'administration publique
. He worked as program manager at the Ministry of International Relations. He was also responsible for the documentation center at the Quebec General Delegation Délégation générale du Québec in Mexico.
Charette defeated the ADQ's
Lucie Leblanc
in Deux-Montagnes in the 2008 elections.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
politician elected in the 2008 provincial election for Deux-Montagnes
Deux-Montagnes (provincial electoral district)
Deux-Montagnes is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It was created in 1853...
. He was a member of the Parti Québécois
Parti Québécois
The Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...
, but quit on June 21, 2011 to protest the party's focus on sovereignty.
A graduate of Université du Québec à Montréal
Université du Québec à Montréal
The Université du Québec à Montréal is one of four universities in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Basic facts:The UQAM is the largest constituent element of the Université du Québec , a public university system with other branches in Gatineau , Rimouski, Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec City, Chicoutimi, and...
with a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in history, he also studied municipal development at the École nationale d'administration publique
École nationale d'administration publique
The École nationale d'administration publique , located in Quebec City, Quebec, was established in 1969 by the Quebec government, as a way of obtaining a professional public administration during a period when a number of social and structural changes were taking place within the province...
. He worked as program manager at the Ministry of International Relations. He was also responsible for the documentation center at the Quebec General Delegation Délégation générale du Québec in Mexico.
Charette defeated the ADQ's
Action démocratique du Québec
The Action démocratique du Québec, commonly referred to as the ADQ is a centre-right political party in Quebec, Canada. On the sovereignty question, it defines itself as autonomist, and has support from both soft nationalists and federalists....
Lucie Leblanc
Lucie Leblanc
Lucie Leblanc is a politician from Quebec, Canada. She was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Deux-Montagnes from 2007 to 2008.-Background:...
in Deux-Montagnes in the 2008 elections.