The Honourable Doctor Gaétan Barrette MNA |
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Minister of Health | |
Assumed office April 23, 2014 |
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Premier | Philippe Couillard |
Preceded by | Réjean Hébert |
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for La Pinière | |
Assumed office April 7, 2014 |
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Preceded by | Fatima Houda-Pepin |
Personal details | |
Born |
La Tuque, Quebec |
July 5, 1956
Political party |
Quebec Liberal Party Coalition Avenir Quebec (formerly) |
Residence | Brossard, Quebec |
Alma mater |
Université de Montréal University of Grenoble University of San Diego |
Profession | Radiologist |
Gaétan Barrette (born July 5, 1956) is a Canadian politician in Quebec, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 election. He represents the electoral district of La Pinière as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.
Prior to his election to the legislature, he was a radiologist at Montreal's Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont. He ran in the 2012 election as a candidate of the Coalition Avenir Québec in Terrebonne, but ran as a Liberal in 2014. He was named Minister of Health and Social Services on April 24, 2014.
* Result compared to Action démocratique