Claude Boucher (politician)
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Claude Boucher is a former Quebec political figure. He represented Johnson
in the Quebec National Assembly from 1994 to 2007 as a member of the Parti Québécois
.
He was born in Bromptonville, Quebec
, the son of Edgar A. Boucher and Yvette Lecours, and was educated at the Université de Sherbrooke
. He was employed in the fields of health, education and social services and was manager at the CLSC
in Sherbrooke. Boucher was mayor of Saint-Denis-de-Brompton
and served as prefect for the Regional County Municipality of Val-Saint-François
. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in the 2007 provincial election.
His son Étienne-Alexis
serves in the Quebec National Assembly since 2008, as the member for Johnson.
Johnson (electoral district)
Johnson is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1972 from parts of Bagot, Drummond, Richmond and Shefford...
in the Quebec National Assembly from 1994 to 2007 as 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...
.
He was born in Bromptonville, Quebec
Bromptonville, Quebec
Brompton is an arrondissement, or borough, of the city of Sherbrooke, Quebec. The borough comprises the former city of Bromptonville, which was amalgamated into the city of Sherbrooke in 2002....
, the son of Edgar A. Boucher and Yvette Lecours, and was educated at the Université de Sherbrooke
Université de Sherbrooke
The Université de Sherbrooke is a large university with campuses located in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada and Longueuil, a suburb of Montreal approximately west of Sherbrooke. It is one of two universities, and the only French language university, in the Estrie region of Quebec.In 2007, the...
. He was employed in the fields of health, education and social services and was manager at the CLSC
CLSC
CLSCs in Quebec are free clinics which are run and maintained by the provincial government...
in Sherbrooke. Boucher was mayor of Saint-Denis-de-Brompton
Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, Quebec
Saint-Denis-de-Brompton is a parish municipality in Quebec....
and served as prefect for the Regional County Municipality of Val-Saint-François
Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec
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. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in the 2007 provincial election.
His son Étienne-Alexis
Étienne-Alexis Boucher
Étienne-Alexis Boucher is a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec, who was elected to represent the riding of Johnson in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2008 provincial election...
serves in the Quebec National Assembly since 2008, as the member for Johnson.