Benoit Charette Explained

Benoit Charette
Birth Date:19 July 1976
Birth Place:Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, Canada
Party:Parti Québécois (2008-2011)
Independent (2011)
CAQ (2011-present)
Office1:Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Deux-Montagnes
Term Start1:April 7, 2014
Predecessor1:Daniel Goyer
Term Start2:December 8, 2008
Term End2:September 4, 2012
Successor2:Daniel Goyer

Benoit Charette (born July 19, 1976) is a Quebec politician elected in the 2008 provincial election for Deux-Montagnes.[1] He was a member of the Parti Québécois, but left the party on June 21, 2011 to protest the party's focus on sovereignty.[2] On December 19, 2011 he joined the Coalition Avenir Québec and is the current Minister of Sustainable Development and Environment. In 2021 he was assigned a new provincial role in combating racism.[3]

A graduate of Université du Québec à Montréal with a bachelor's degree in history, he also studied municipal development at the École nationale d'administration publique. He worked as program manager at the Ministry of International Relations. He was also responsible for the documentation center at the Quebec General Delegation Délégation générale du Québec in Mexico.

Charette defeated the ADQ's Lucie Leblanc in Deux-Montagnes in the 2008 elections.

Electoral record

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^ Change is from redistributed results. CAQ change is from ADQ.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Benoit Charette - National Assembly of Québec. 2022-01-27. www.assnat.qc.ca. en.
  2. News: Fifth PQ member quits over sovereignty debate . 28 February 2021 . thestar.com.
  3. News: Nerestant . Antoni . Premier appoints Benoit Charette, environment minister, to lead fight against racism . 28 February 2021 . cbc.ca.