Marc Boulianne is a French Canadian

French Canadian

French Canadian or Francophone Canadian, , generally refers to the descendents of French colonists who arrived in New France in the 17th and 18th centuries...

 politician

Politician

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, political assistant and former teacher

Teacher

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Born in Tadoussac, Quebec

Tadoussac, Quebec

Tadoussac is a village in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Saguenay rivers. It was France's first trading post on the mainland of New France and an important trading post in the seventeenth century, making it the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in...

, he began his political career with 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...

, serving as a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec

National Assembly of Quebec

The National Assembly of Quebec is the legislative body of the Province of Quebec. The Lieutenant Governor and the National Assembly compose the Parliament of Quebec, which operates in a fashion similar to those of other British-style parliamentary systems.The National Assembly was formerly the...

 from 1998 to 2003 for the riding of Frontenac

Frontenac (provincial electoral district)

Frontenac is a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located in the Chaudière-Appalaches region, the riding was created in 1972 after being part of the Mégantic district from 1867 to 1970. Previously, Frontenac was in the Estrie region from 1912 to 1973...

. From 2002 to 2003 he held the position of Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of State for Social Solidarity and Child and Family Welfare and in 2003 he was Minister Responsible for the Status of Women under the Bernard Landry

Bernard Landry

Bernard Landry, is a Quebec lawyer, teacher, politician, who served as the 28th Premier of Quebec , leader of the Opposition and leader of the Parti Québécois .-Personal:...

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Prior to entering politics, Boulianne was a history and economics teacher with the Black Lake

Black Lake

-Lakes:In Canada:*Black Lake *In Ontario:**Black Lake in Haliburton**Black Lake in the Greater Sudbury District**Black Lake *Black Lake, Quebec...

-Disraeli school board from 1969 to 1993 and 1996 to 1997. He was also professor of history and economics at Thetford Mines College in 1975.

Boulianne represented the Bloc Québécois

Bloc Québécois

The Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was originally a party made of Quebec nationalists who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative...

 in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 as a Member of Parliament for the riding of Mégantic—L'Érable

Mégantic—L'Érable

Mégantic—L'Érable is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.The current MP is Conservative Christian Paradis.-Geography:...

, after being elected in the Canadian federal election, 2004

Canadian federal election, 2004

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 until his defeat in 2006

Canadian federal election, 2006

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. He was a member of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics and the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament, during the 38th Canadian Parliament

38th Canadian Parliament

The 38th Canadian Parliament was in session from October 4, 2004 until November 29, 2005. The membership was set by the 2004 federal election on June 28, 2004, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections, but due to the seat distribution, those few changes significantly...

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External links

• "How'd They Vote?": Marc Boulianne's voting history and quotes
• Marc BOULIANNE at Assemblée nationale du Québec