Roger Paquin
| Roger Paquin | |
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| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Saint-Jean | |
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In office September 12, 1994 – April 14, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Marcel Charbonneau |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Pierre Paquin |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 24, 1947 Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Parti Québécois |
| Profession | Biologist, Educator |
Roger Paquin (born July 24, 1947) is a Quebec politician, he served as the member for Saint-Jean in the Quebec National Assembly as a member of the Parti Québécois from 1994 until 2003.
Paquin was born in Montreal, He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, and a Masters Degree in science didactics from the Université de Montréal. He obtained a certificate in cognitive style mapping from Oakland Community College in and a certificate in project management from the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.
Paquin was a Professor of Biology at the Cégep de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and served as a professional in the General Directorate of Collegial Education at the Quebec Ministry of Education.
Paquin served as secretary and later the president of his local PQ riding executive, he later become Chairman of the National Council of the provincial party. He ran in Saint-Jean in 1994, the election ended in a tie between him and Liberal incumbent Marcel Charbonneau with 16,536 votes each. A by-election was called and a month later Paquin won by 532 votes. He was re-elected without any difficulty in 1998.
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