Gilles Taillon
| Gilles Taillon | |
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| Leader of the Action démocratique du Québec | |
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In office October 18, 2009 – November 19, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Sylvie Roy |
| Succeeded by | Gérard Deltell |
| MNA for Chauveau | |
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In office April 25, 2007 – November 5, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Sarah Perreault |
| Succeeded by | Gérard Deltell |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 11, 1945 Saint-Jérôme, Quebec |
| Political party | Action démocratique du Québec |
| Spouse(s) | Gisele Last |
| Profession | teacher, businessman |
Gilles Taillon (born August 11, 1945) is the former leader of the Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ). A politician, teacher and businessman in Quebec, Canada; he was the ADQ Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the district of Chauveau in the Quebec City area from the 2007 to the 2008 elections.
Though not currently sitting as an MNA, he was selected as the party's new leader in the Action démocratique du Québec leadership election on October 18, 2009. However, he announced his resignation from that position less than a month later following a caucus revolt.
Taillon was born in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec. He studied at the Université de Montréal from 1967 to 1974 and received a bachelor's degree in arts and literature and a diploma in industrial relations.
Taillon was a teacher in secondary school for 5 years before being an adviser in working relations. He was a director for the Ministry of Education. He was also the operations vice-president for the Commission de la santé et de la sécurité au travail. Taillon also worked as a lecturer at the Université de Sherbrooke.
Taillon was the president of the Conseil du patronat du Québec from 1998 to 2006. The Conseil du Patronat is the main association for businesspeople across the province. Taillon was also heavily involved in the education sector, serving as general manager for the Sherbrooke school board, the human resources director for the defunct Gamelin school board in Gatineau and vice-president of the Federation des commissions scolaires du Quebec.
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