Julie Boulet

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Julie Boulet
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Laviolette
In office
October 1, 2001 – October 1, 2018
Preceded byJean-Pierre Jolivet
Personal details
Born (1959-12-05) December 5, 1959 (age 64)
Saint-Tite, Quebec, Canada
Political partyQuebec Liberal Party
RelativesJean Boulet (brother)
CabinetMinister of Tourism

Julie Boulet (born June 16, 1959 in

Laviolette in the Mauricie region. A member of the Quebec Liberal Party, she was Minister
of Transports (2007-2010) and Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity (2010-2012) in the Charest government.

Boulet attended Université Laval and obtained a bachelor's degree in pharmacy. In the community, she was the chair of the town's main festival, the Festival Western de Saint-Tite which takes place in early September of each year. She is also a volunteer of the festival for 12 years.

Boulet was a

Action Démocratique du Québec
. Since 2003, she is also the Minister responsible for the Mauricie region. She was the only Liberal MNA to be re-elected in 2007 in the Mauricie region as the ADQ won the remaining seats.

As Minister of Transportation, she introduced legislation related to road safety including the use of hand-held phones, lowering the legal blood alcohol level (for driving) to 0.5 milligrams per litre and tougher penalties for offences such as

Société de Transport de l'Outaouais, slated for completion for 2010.[5]

Since January 28, 2016 she has been Minister of Tourism and responsible for Mauricie.

References

  1. ^ Québec proposerait deux projets de loi - LCN - National[usurped]
  2. ^ Canoe – Infos – Québec-Canada: Québec doit renoncer à imposer la norme du 0,05
  3. ^ Québec confirme la reconstruction de l'échangeur Turcot - LCN - Régional[usurped]
  4. ^ Québec crée une agence des ponts et viaducs - LCN - National[usurped]
  5. ^ "Gatineau's Rapibus to go ahead, but not to Ottawa". CBC News. October 26, 2007. Retrieved 2015-11-19.

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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Transports
2007–2010
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity
2010–2012
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Tourism
2016–present
Succeeded by
Incumbent