Claude L'Écuyer explained

Claude L'Écuyer
Birth Date:26 January 1947
Birth Place:Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Party:Action démocratique du Québec
Office:MNA for Saint-Hyacinthe
Term Start:April 25, 2007
Term End:November 5, 2008
Successor:Émilien Pelletier
Spouse:Michelle St-Roch

Claude L'Écuyer (born January 26, 1947, in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec) is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Saint-Hyacinthe from 2007 to 2008.

L'Ecuyer holds a degree in law from the Université de Montréal and is a member of the Barreau du Québec and the Canadian Bar since 1973. He practiced law for nearly 35 years before jumping to provincial politics. He also a secretary of the Administration Committee of the Honore-Mercier Hospital in Saint-Hyacinthe and a member of the economic and industrial development in that region.

He was first elected in the 2007 election with 36% of the vote. Parti Québécois incumbent Léandre Dion, who was running for a fourth consecutive term, finished second with 32% of the vote.[1] L'Écuyer took office on April 12, 2007.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Les nouveaux visages de l'ADQ, La Presse, March 27, 2007 . April 1, 2007 . January 24, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080124011255/http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20070327/CPACTUALITES02/703270746/6461/CPACTUALITES02 . dead .
  2. http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/Politique/2007/04/12/005-AssermentationADQ.shtml Au tour de l'ADQ, Radio-Canada, April 12, 2007