Jacques Joli-Coeur
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Jacques Joli-Cœur is a politician
from the Renouveau municipal de Québec
in Quebec
, Canada
. A city councillor and deputy mayor, he was the interim
mayor
of Quebec City
following the death of Andrée Boucher on August 24, 2007.
Prior his involvement in municipal politics, he was a top civil servant in the provincial government, where he served as provincial director of protocol between 1979 and 1984 and as an assistant deputy minister for several departments between 1994 and 2001.
Politician
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from the Renouveau municipal de Québec
Renouveau municipal de Québec
The Renouveau municipal de Québec is a political party in the city of Québec, Quebec, Canada that contests municipal elections. It was created on February 26, 2001, after the amalgamation of Quebec City and surrounding suburban municipalities. In 2007, the party currently holds 24 of the 37 seats...
in Quebec
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....
, Canada
Canada
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. A city councillor and deputy mayor, he was the interim
Interim
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mayor
Mayor
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of Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
following the death of Andrée Boucher on August 24, 2007.
Prior his involvement in municipal politics, he was a top civil servant in the provincial government, where he served as provincial director of protocol between 1979 and 1984 and as an assistant deputy minister for several departments between 1994 and 2001.