Marc-Yvan Côté
Marc-Yvan Côté | |
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| MNA for Matane | |
| In office 1973–1976 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Bienvenue |
| Succeeded by | Yves Bérubé |
| MNA for Charlesbourg | |
| In office 1983–1994 | |
| Preceded by | Denis de Belleval |
| Succeeded by | Jean Rochon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 27, 1947 |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Quebec |
| Profession | Teacher |
Marc-Yvan Côté (born March 27, 1947, in
Education and professional career
A graduate from the
Political career
Cote's first stint in provincial politics lasted three years from 1973 to 1976 in which he was elected in Matane before losing his seat in the 1976 elections when the Parti Québécois rose to power for the first time ever. After losing his seat, Cote worked for the Liberals until he returned as MNA in Charlesbourg in a 1983 by-election.
Re-elected in 1985 when the Liberals and Bourassa returned to power, Cote was named Minister of Transports until his-reelection in 1989. He was named the Minister of Health and Social Services and was in charge in following the recommendations made by the Rochon Commission for the improvement of the health and social services system.
Sponsorship scandal
Côté resigned a few months before the
Maltais lawsuit
In 2006, Côté launched a lawsuit against Parti Québécois MNA for Taschereau Agnès Maltais for defamatory comments when she told that Côté participated in the closure of the Quebec Zoo. [3]
Electoral record (partial)
| Quebec provincial by-election, June 20, 1983: Charlesbourg | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Marc-Yvan Côté | 17,586 | 70.06 | |||||
| Parti Québécois | André Gingras | 3,273 | 13.04 | |||||
| Independent | Jacques Daigle | 2,302 | 9.17 | |||||
| Union Nationale | Jacques Arteau | 1,722 | 6.86 | |||||
| Nationaliste humain | René-Lucien Lapointe | 144 | 0.57 | |||||
| United Social Credit | Joseph Ranger | 75 | 0.30 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 25,102 | |||||||
| Rejected and declined votes | 454 | |||||||
| Turnout | 25,556 | 62.02 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 41,208 | |||||||
| Source: Official Results, Government of Quebec | ||||||||
External links
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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