Pierre Paradis
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Pierre Paradis MNA |
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| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Brome-Missisquoi | |
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Assumed office 17 November 1980 |
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| Preceded by | Armand Russell |
| Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | |
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In office 23 April 2014 – 26 January 2017 |
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| Preceded by | François Gendron |
| Succeeded by | Laurent Lessard |
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Minister of the Environment Styled as Minister of the Environment and Wilderness in 1994. |
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In office 1989–1994 |
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| Preceded by | Lise Bacon |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Brassard |
| Government House Leader | |
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In office 1992–1994 |
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| Preceded by | Michel Pagé |
| Succeeded by | Guy Chevrette |
| Minister of Municipal Affairs and Minister responsible for Housing | |
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In office 1988–1989 |
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| Preceded by | André Bourbeau |
| Succeeded by | Yvon Picotte |
| Minister of Labour | |
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In office 1985–1988 |
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| Preceded by | Raynald Fréchette |
| Succeeded by | Yves Séguin |
| Minister of Manpower and Income Security | |
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In office 1985–1988 |
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| Preceded by | Pauline Marois |
| Succeeded by | André Bourbeau |
| Personal details | |
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16 July 1950 Bedford, Quebec |
| Political party | Quebec Liberal Party |
| Profession | politician, lawyer |
Pierre Paradis (born 16 July 1950) is a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec. He has represented Brome-Missisquoi in the National Assembly of Quebec since 1980 as a member of the Liberal Party and was formerly the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in Philippe Couillard's government until his ejection from caucus on 26 January 2017. Paradis was also a cabinet minister in the governments of Robert Bourassa and Daniel Johnson, Jr., but was never a member of Jean Charest's cabinet.
Paradis's brother, Denis Paradis, is a federal politician who served in the governments of Jean Chrétien, Paul Martin and Justin Trudeau. The Paradis brothers are political allies.
Paradis was born in Bedford in Quebec's Eastern Townships. He earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Ottawa (1973) and later took graduate studies in bills of exchange and business law at the same institution. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1975 and worked as a lawyer before entering politics, specializing in constitutional and administrative cases. At age twenty-seven, he won a case before the Supreme Court of Canada against proposed limits on egg marketing.
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