Claude Sabourin is a politician, educator, and author in the Canadian

Canada

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 province of Quebec

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. He was elected as leader of the Green Party of Quebec

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 in November 2010.

Sabourin has a Bachelor of Arts

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 degree in Political Science

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 from the Université du Québec à Montréal

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. He joined the Green Party in 2002 and has been a party candidate in two federal and three provincial elections. The provincial party's president from 2004 to 2006, he has also written a book entitled, Le Parti Vert: Pour une politique du 21e siecle. Sabourin was a party worker and part-time school teacher when he sought the party's leadership.

Sabourin was elected as leader of the Quebec Green Party on November 20, 2010, narrowly defeating rival candidate Paul-André Martineau on the second ballot. In January 2011, he called for a moratorium on the harvesting of shale gas

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Electoral record

Provincial
Federal

Leadership contests

Candidate	Place
Quebec Green Party leadership convention
November 20, 2010
Claude Sabourin	1st
Paul-André Martineau	2nd
Louise Martineau	3rd
Note: Sabourin defeated Paul-André Martineau by 50.5% to 49.5% on the second ballot.

Source: Claude Sabourin narrowly wins Quebec Green Party leadership race, Montreal Gazette, 20 November 2010.