François Benjamin Explained

François Benjamin
Birth Date:18 April 1962
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Party:CAQ
ADQ
Office:MNA for Berthier
Term Start:April 25, 2007
Term End:November 5, 2008
Predecessor:Alexandre Bourdeau
Successor:André Villeneuve
Office1:Mayor of Mandeville
Term Start1:1999
Term End1:2007
Predecessor1:Roland Rocheleau
Successor1:Francine Bergeron
Spouse:Line Léveillé

François Benjamin (born April 18, 1962) is a Canadian politician in Quebec. He was an Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Berthier from 2007 to 2008.

Benjamin was born in Montreal, Quebec. From 1999 until his election as MNA, he served as mayor of Mandeville and was the prefect for D'Autray Regional County Municipality. He also worked for Arcon Canada as a supervisor, for Canada Post as an entrepreneur and for Cité-Amérique as a supervisor for the technical production for the movie (Séraphin: un homme et son péché) that was filmed in Mandeville in 2002.

Benjamin was first elected to the National Assembly in the 2007 election with 42% of the vote. Parti Québécois (PQ) incumbent Alexandre Bourdeau finished second with 35% of the vote. He took office on April 12, 2007[1] and became the Official Opposition's Shadow Minister for Culture and Communications on April 19, 2007.[2]

Before joining the ADQ and CAQ, Benjamin supported the PQ.[3]

In the 2012 election, he ran unsuccessfully for the CAQ in Berthier.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/Politique/2007/04/12/005-AssermentationADQ.shtml Au tour de l'ADQ, Radio-Canada, April 12, 2007
  2. http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/Politique/2007/04/19/005-CabinetDumont.shtml Mario Dumont nomme son « cabinet fantôme » Radio-Canada, April 19, 2007
  3. http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20070327/CPACTUALITES02/703270746/6461/CPACTUALITES02 Les nouveaux visages de l'ADQ, La Presse, March 27, 2007