David Whissell
| David Whissell | |
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| MNA for Argenteuil | |
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In office June 1, 1998 – December 16, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Regent Beaudet |
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| Born |
September 1, 1967 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Quebec Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Francine Vaillancourt |
| Residence | Lachute, Quebec |
| Alma mater | École polytechnique de Montréal |
| Profession | Civil Engineer, Businessman |
David Whissell, B.Eng. (born September 1, 1967) is a Canadian politician, businessman, engineer and former Quebec cabinet minister.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Whissell received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the École polytechnique de Montréal in 1990. He worked as an engineer at Whissell Inc., in Lachute, and became the president and owner of Beton 344 Inc. in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil near Lachute, and the president and vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce of Lachute.
Prior to his entry into provincial politics, he was the president of the Liberal Party of Canada association in the Argenteuil region. He was later the member for Argenteuil in the National Assembly of Quebec as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party. He was first elected in a by-election on June 1, 1998, and was re-elected in the general elections held on November 30, 1998 and April 14, 2003. When the Liberals regained power he was named the Parliamentary secretary to Jean Charest. In 2005, after a Cabinet shuffle, he would become the Chair of the Government Caucus and member responsible for the Laurentians.
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