Yvon Vallières
Yvon Vallières | |
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| 44th President of the National Assembly | |
| In office January 13, 2009 – April 5, 2011 | |
| Premier | Jean Charest |
| Lieutenant Governor | Pierre Duchesne |
| Preceded by | François Gendron |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Chagnon |
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Richmond | |
| In office April 13, 1981 – September 4, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Yvon Brochu |
| Succeeded by | Karine Vallières |
| In office October 29, 1973 – November 15, 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Yvon Brochu |
| Succeeded by | Yvon Brochu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 5, 1949 Richmond, Quebec |
| Political party | Quebec Liberal Party |
| Children | Karine Vallières |
| Profession | teacher |
Yvon Vallières (born February 5, 1949, in
Education
Vallières went to the
Professional and political career
Vallières would become the MNA for Richmond in 1973 when Robert Bourassa won a second majority term. Vaillieres was however defeated by the Parti Québécois in 1976 when they gain power for the first time ever under the leadership of René Lévesque. After returning to his teaching duties from 1976 to 1981, Vallières was a candidate again in Richmond for the 1981 elections and was re-elected. He was then named the President of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Parliamentary Commission. He was re-elected again in 1985 as the Liberals returned to power when Robert Bourassa returned to politics and became once again the party leader. Vallières would be named the Chief Whip of the government for the full mandate.
During his next mandate from
While the Liberals lost power in 1994, Vallières was re-elected for a fifth mandate and was named the opposition's critic in agriculture and regional development and was for the second time the President of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Parliamentary Commission. In 1998, he was re-elected for a sixth mandate and was again the opposition critic in agriculture until 2000. He was also the President of the Territorial Planning Parliamentary Commission.
When the Liberals regained power in
On January 13, 2009, to April 2011, he was the President of the National Assembly of Quebec.
Electoral record (incomplete)
| 1989 Quebec general election: Richmond | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Yvon Vallières (incumbent) | 16,578 | 68.77 | |||||
| Parti Québécois | Richard Arsenault | 6,259 | 25.96 | |||||
| Green | Jack Kugelmass | 555 | 2.30 | |||||
| Unity | Thelma Westman | 506 | 2.10 | |||||
| Parti 51 | Michel Dostie | 210 | 0.87 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 24,108 | - | ||||||
| Rejected and declined votes | 473 | - | ||||||
| Turnout | 24,581 | 79.80 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 30,804 | - | ||||||
| Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec. | ||||||||
External links
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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