Jeannot Volpé is a Canadian

Canada

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 politician

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 in the Province of New Brunswick

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Born in Saint-Jacques

Saint-Jacques, New Brunswick

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, New Brunswick

New Brunswick

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, Volpé graduated from the University of Moncton in 1973 with a Bachelor of Physical Education

Bachelor of Physical Education

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 degree and taught school until 1980. He was elected

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 to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

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 in 1995

New Brunswick general election, 1995

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 and re-elected in 1999

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, 2003

New Brunswick general election, 2003

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 and 2006

New Brunswick general election, 2006

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He represents the electoral district

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 of Madawaska-les-Lacs

Madawaska-les-Lacs

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 and was a member of the cabinet

Executive Council of New Brunswick

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 from 1999 to 2006. On December 19, 2006, he was elected interim leader

Interim leader

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 of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick

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, he became leader of the opposition

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 in the Legislature upon Bernard Lord

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's resignation from that role on January 31, 2007.

Volpé married former Progressive Conservative MLA and Cabinet Minister Kim Jardine

Kim Jardine

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, whom he met when he served in cabinet with her from 1999 to 2003, on May 19, 2007.

In 2009, Volpé decided that he will not be running for reelection in his home riding of Madawaska-les-Lacs.