Denis Paradis
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The Honourable Denis Paradis PC MP |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Brome—Missisquoi |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Pierre Jacob |
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In office February 13, 1995 – January 23, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Gaston Péloquin |
| Succeeded by | Christian Ouellet |
| Chairman of the Standing Committee on Official Languages | |
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Assumed office February 17, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Chong |
| Minister of State for Financial Institutions | |
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In office December 12, 2003 – June 19, 2004 |
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| Secretary of State for Latin America and Africa | |
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In office January 15, 2002 – December 11, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | David Kilgour |
| Succeeded by | position discontinued |
| Secretary of State for the Francophonie | |
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In office January 15, 2002 – December 11, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Ron Duhamel |
| Succeeded by | Denis Coderre |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office September 1, 1999 – September 12, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Julian Reed |
| Succeeded by | Aileen Carroll |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for International Cooperation | |
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In office January 26, 1999 – August 31, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Claudette Bradshaw |
| Succeeded by | Eugène Bellemare |
| Personal details | |
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April 1, 1949 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Profession | lawyer |
Denis Paradis, PC (born April 1, 1949) is a politician and lawyer from the Canadian province of Quebec, and currently the Member of Parliament for Brome—Missisquoi in the Canadian House of Commons. He previously represented the district from 1995 to 2006 and was a minister in the governments of Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin. Paradis is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
His brother, Pierre Paradis, is a veteran Liberal Party member of the Quebec National Assembly and a provincial cabinet minister. The Paradis brothers are political allies.
Paradis was born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. He has a Bachelor of Commerce degree (1970) and a Bachelor of Civil Law degree (1975) from the University of Ottawa and was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1976. In 1985, he co-authored the book, Régles de procédure devant les tribunaux administratifs.
After working as a partner in the firm Paradis-Poulin, he became the president of the Quebec Bar Association in 1993. In June of the same year, he criticized the overcrowded state of some provincial courthouses.
He practices at Dunton Rainville and owns a winery in Saint-Armand, Quebec.
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