Denis Landry is a politician

Politician

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 in the province of New Brunswick

New Brunswick

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, Canada

Canada

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. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

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 in 1995

New Brunswick general election, 1995

The 33rd New Brunswick general election was held on September 11, 1995, to elect 55 members to the 53rd New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada. The election marked the debut of Bernard Valcourt as a provincial politician, and as leader of a...

 and re-elected in 2003

New Brunswick general election, 2003

The 35th New Brunswick general election was held on June 9, 2003, to elect 55 members to the 55th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada...

 and 2006

New Brunswick general election, 2006

The 36th New Brunswick general election was held on September 18, 2006, to elect 55 members to the 56th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada....

 after being defeated in his first bid for re-election in 1999

New Brunswick general election, 1999

The 34th New Brunswick general election was held on June 7, 1999, to elect 55 members to the 54th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada. It marked the debut of both Camille Thériault and Bernard Lord as leaders of the Liberals and...

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He represents the electoral district

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 of Centre-Péninsule-Saint-Sauveur

Centre-Péninsule-Saint-Sauveur

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, though prior to the 2006 election the district was known simply as Centre-Péninsule.

Landry was born in Val-Doucet, New Brunswick

Val-Doucet, New Brunswick

Val-Doucet is a settlement in New Brunswick....

 and was educated at the Memramcook Institute, St. Francis Xavier University

St. Francis Xavier University

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 and the Université de Moncton

Université de Moncton

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. He was a logger for 17 years before working for the Canadian Paperworkers Union as secretary-treasurer and later president. Landry later became a sales representative at a car dealership.