François Beaulne

François Beaulne (born November 28, 1946) is a Quebec politician, he is the son of diplomats Yvon Beaulne and Thérèse Pratte.

François Beaulne
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Marguerite-D'Youville
Bertrand (1989–1994)
In office
September 25, 1989 – April 14, 2003
Preceded byJean-Guy Parent
Succeeded byPierre Moreau
Personal details
Born (1946-11-28) November 28, 1946
Ottawa, Ontario
Political partyNew Democratic Party (federal)
Parti Québécois (provincial)
ResidenceSorel-Tracy, Quebec
ProfessionEconomist, diplomat

Biography

Beaulne earned two master's degree from the University of Ottawa one in political science and one in business administration, finance and commerce, he also holds a doctorate in international relations from Columbia University.

He taught Economics at the University of Ottawa. He then worked at the Consul of Canada in San Francisco from 1974 to 1978, then at the Department of External Affairs of Canada from 1978 to 1980. He became Vice-President, International Affairs at the National Bank of Canada from 1980 to 1986. He returned to teaching at the Université du Québec à Montréal from 1987 until 1989.

Political career

While teaching, he ran for the NDP in the riding of Laurier-Sainte-Marie in the 1988 federal election, finishing in a strong third place. He caught the attention of Jacques Parizeau, the leader of the Parti Québécois and served as his Senior Economic Advisor.

Beaulne ran in the riding of Bertrand in 1989 and won. He was re-elected in Marguerite-D'Youville in 1994 and served as Parliamentary Assistant to Premier Jacques Parizeau.

Beaulne was re-elected in 1998, he went on to serve as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration in the Lucien Bouchard government. He was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State for International Relations in the Bernard Landry government until becoming the Second Vice President of the National Assembly of Quebec. Beaulne ran for re-election in 2003 but lost narrowly to Pierre Moreau as the Landry Government was turfed from office.[1]

Diplomatic career

After losing his seat, Beaulne went to work at the United Nations and was a political adviser in five countries: Cambodia, Mozambique, Burundi, Côte d'Ivoire and Tunisia. He received the Cambodia Medal of Merit for his contribution to parliamentary democracy.[2]

Attempted Political Comeback

In 2015, Beaulne sought the NDP nomination for the new riding of Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères, he lost to Raphaël Fortin.[2]

Electoral record

Federal
1988 Canadian federal election: Laurier—Sainte-Marie
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalJean-Claude Malepart15,95639.07$41,754
Progressive ConservativeCharles Hamelin12,11329.66$35,391
New DemocraticFrançois Beaulne8,82821.62$42,678
RhinocerosSonia Chatouille Côté2,1215.19$425
GreenPhilippe Champagne1,4383.52$0
CommunistMarianne Roy1750.43$1,263
Independent Marxist-LeninistHélène Héroux1300.32$130
Commonwealth of CanadaDaniel Gonzales790.19$0
Total valid votes 40,840 100.00
Total rejected ballots 729
Turnout 41,569 69.33
Electors on the lists 59,956
Source: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-fourth General Election, 1988.

Provincial
2003 Quebec general election: Marguerite-D'Youville
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPierre Moreau16,36841.38+10.84
Parti QuébécoisFrançois Beaulne15,50139.19-15.09
Action démocratiqueLuc Pommainville6,59616.68+2.95
Bloc PotYan Lacombe5501.39+0.55
UFPMaxime Babeu5361.36–
Total valid votes 39,55198.74
Rejected and declined votes 5061.26+0.31
Turnout 40,05781.93-4.74
Electors on the lists 48,892
Source: Official Results, Government of Quebec
Liberal gain from Parti Québécois Swing +12.97
1998 Quebec general election: Marguerite-D'Youville
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisFrançois Beaulne21,22454.28-3.74
LiberalGuy Lafrance11,94130.54-7.44
Action démocratiqueNicolas Gaboury5,37013.73–
Bloc PotHugô St-Onge3270.84–
Socialist DemocracyJonathan Bérubé2400.61–
Total valid votes 39,10299.05
Rejected and declined votes 3760.95-2.63
Turnout 39,47886.67-0.49
Electors on the lists 45,548
Source: Official Results, Government of Quebec
Parti Québécois hold Swing +5.59
1994 Quebec general election: Marguerite-D'Youville
Party Candidate Votes%
Parti QuébécoisFrançois Beaulne19,99558.02
LiberalClaude Savaria13,08937.98
GreenJean Dury8222.39
Natural LawJacinthe Vidal5541.61
Total valid votes 34,46096.42
Rejected and declined votes 1,2813.58
Turnout 35,74187.16
Electors on the lists 41,008
Source: Official Results, Government of Quebec
1989 Quebec general election: Bertrand
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisFrançois Beaulne20,18853.75+4.86
LiberalEstelle Lessard17,36946.25-1.99
Total valid votes 37,55795.36
Rejected and declined votes 1,8264.64+3.31
Turnout 39,383 81.62-5.88
Electors on the lists 48,249
Source: Official Results, Government of Quebec
Parti Québécois hold Swing +3.43
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References
  1. Francois Beaulne Quebec National Assembly Biography
  2. Hart, Daniel (February 3, 2014). "Former MP François Beaulne wants to return to active politics". La Relève. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
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