Jean-Pierre Charbonneau

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Jean-Pierre Charbonneau (January 3rd 1950 with Saint-Eustace) is a politician Québécois. He was appointed pequist of Borduas until his resignation the November 15th 2006, that is to say exactly 30 years day for day after his election of 1976.

After having studied the Social sciences with the Cégep Ahuntsic, it obtained a baccalaureat in Criminologie with the Université of Montreal in 1972.

He becomes journalist in criminal cases with the newspaper the Duty after having collaborated in the review Latin Quarter and in the radio CKAC. He is also the vice-president of the trade union of the journalists.

May 1st 1973, it is the victim of an attack perpetrated in the newspaper office of the Owe by Antonio Mucci, a member of the Maffia montréalaise. Of the three balls drawn in its direction, only one reaches it with the arm. This attack is denounced by the leader-writer Claude Ryan.

In 1975, its research on the Organized crime undertakes it to publish the book the Canadian Die , work which was worth a recognition in its trade to him.

Adhering early to the Left Québécois, he is elected appointed in the district of Verchères in 1976. He publishes texts in favor of the sovereignty of Quebec.

Charbonneau is re-elected in the Québécois elections of 1981 and 1985. In 1989, it leaves for Africa as researcher the Canadian Organization solidarity and development. It must testify in front of the Commission Bélanger-Campeau to 1990. Of return to the country in 1991, it teaches the Tai Ji Chuan in the Montérégie.

Jean-Pierre Charbonneau is re-elected in the district of Borduas at the time of the Québécois election of 1994, gained by the Québécois Party directed by Jacques Parizeau. He is re-elected again in 1998 with Lucien Bouchard and he keeps his district with the election of Jean Charest in 2003.

The March 12th 1996, it became the President of the National Assembly of Quebec. Louise Harel succeeds the January 30th to him 2002. Charbonneau occupied various positions within the Québécois Gouvernement. He was Minister for the intergovernmental Businesses and minister responsible for the electoral and parliamentary reform. Moreover, it occupied the positions of president of the parliamentary Assemblée of the Francophonie and chair Foundation Charles-Bonenfant.

The March 21st 2002, it announces the creation of one secretariat to the reform of the democratic institutions. He admires the republican system of the France and the the United States.

He finishes his career like spokesperson of the Official opposition as regards health. In 2005, it signs the Manifeste for interdependent Quebec and supports Pauline Marois in the election with the direction of the Québécois Party of 2005.

The August 18th 2006, Charbonneau announces that it takes its retirement of the policy the November 15th 2006, that is to say thirty years day for day after its entry with the National Assembly of Quebec. He says himself “tired guerroyer” and calls upon the rate/rhythm, become for him difficult to support, of the political life. Its departure is not related to the arrival of André Boisclair; however, it was not always over the same wavelength with the pequist chief, who would not have prevented his departure

It published an autobiography in 2007.

Quotations

“To be citizen means being full member of a community structured and organized politically. Thus, a citizen is a person having the preference, if not the right to take part in the collective life, with the organization of the city. ”

“the human adventure is not a solitary adventure. It is a collective adventure, and the democracy constitutes a way at the same time demanding and developing to make take part all the members of the community in the government of the unit.”

External bond

Biographical note of the site of the National Assembly of Quebec

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