Claude Béchard
| Claude Béchard | |
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| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec | |
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In office October 6, 1997 – September 7, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | France Dionne |
| Succeeded by | André Simard |
| Constituency | Kamouraska-Témiscouata |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 29, 1969 Saint-Philippe-de-Néri, Quebec |
| Died | September 7, 2010 (aged 41) Quebec City, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Québec |
| Residence | Quebec City |
| Cabinet | Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Minister for Canadian Intergovermental Affairs |
Claude Béchard (June 29, 1969 – September 7, 2010) was a politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as Quebec Liberal Party Member of the National Assembly (MNA) for the riding of Kamouraska-Témiscouata in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region; as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food as well as the Minister for Canadian Intergovermental Affairs, and previously the Minister of Natural Resources and Wildlife, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks, Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade and Ministry of Employment and Social Solidarity.
Béchard was born in 1969 in Saint-Philippe-de-Néri. In 1991, he received a bachelor's degree in political science from Université Laval in Quebec City. He graduated with a master's degree in land planning and regional development in 1994. He began doctoral studies in public administration, but left it to work as a political adviser to Daniel Johnson, Jr. from 1993 to 1996. He became the vice-president of the Quebec Liberal Party in 1997 and in a by-election the same year was elected as a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Kamouraska-Témiscouata. He was re-elected in 1998 and 2003, the latter which gave his party the power. During the years in the opposition benches he served as critic for employment, labour, energy and education.
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