Serge Fontaine

Serge Fontaine (born September 17, 1947) is a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec.[1]

Serge Fontaine
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Nicolet-Yamaska
In office
1976–1981
Preceded byBenjamin Faucher
Succeeded byDistrict abolished in 1981
Personal details
Born (1947-09-17) September 17, 1947
Villeroy, Quebec, Canada
Political partyUnion Nationale

Background

He was born on September 17, 1947 in Villeroy, Quebec and was an attorney.

Political career

Fontaine was elected as a Union Nationale candidate to the provincial legislature in the district of Nicolet with 35% of the vote in the 1976 election. He served as his party's Deputy House Whip in 1980 and 1981. He finished a close third with 32% of the vote against Parti Québécois candidate Yves Beaumier and lost in the 1981 election.

Fontaine helped found the modern version of the Conservative Party of Quebec and served for a time as its leader. In November 2011, he resigned and joined the Coalition Avenir Québec[2]

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References

  1. "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
  2. Ruel, Hélène (2012-01-17). "La CAQ veut s'ancrer dans Arthabaska" (in French). La Nouvelle Union. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 21 January 2012.


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