Denis de Belleval
| Denis de Belleval | |
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| MNA for Charlesbourg | |
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In office 1976–1982 |
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| Preceded by | André Harvey |
| Succeeded by | Marc-Yvan Côté |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 4, 1939 Quebec City, Quebec |
| Political party | Parti Québécois |
| Profession | Civil Servant |
Denis de Belleval (born June 4, 1939) is a former politician and administrator in the Canadian provinceof Quebec. He was a Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1976 to 1982 and was a cabinet minister in the government of René Lévesque. He has also held several administrative positions, including a two-year tenure as the president of Via Rail.
De Belleval was born in Quebec City, Quebec. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy (1960) and a master's degree in the social sciences with a focus in public administration (1965), both from the Université Laval. He met future prime minister Brian Mulroney while attending university and remained friends with Mulroney for many years thereafter. In 1964, De Belleval was a co-founder of the Union générale des étudiants du Québec (UGEQ).
De Belleval took doctoral studies in political science at the London School of Economics from 1965 to 1967. After returning to Quebec, he served as executive assistant to the deputy minister of education from 1967 to 1969. He held other government positions related to development and planning from 1970 to 1974 and was the assistant deputy minister of transport from 1974 to 1976.
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