Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
François Paradis | |
Birth Date: | March 26, 1957 |
Birth Place: | Sorel-Tracy, Quebec |
Profession: | television journalist |
Party: | Coalition Avenir Québec |
Residence: | Lévis, Quebec |
Office: | 46th President of the National Assembly |
Premier: | François Legault |
Lieutenant Governor: | J. Michel Doyon |
Term Start: | November 26, 2018 |
Term End: | November 28, 2022 |
Predecessor: | Jacques Chagnon |
Successor: | Nathalie Roy |
Office1: | Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Lévis |
Term Start1: | October 20, 2014 |
Term End1: | August 28, 2022 |
Predecessor1: | Christian Dubé |
Successor1: | Bernard Drainville |
Joseph Louis François Paradis is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in a byelection on October 20, 2014.[1] He represents the electoral district of Lévis as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec. After the 2018 Quebec general election Paradis was elected President of the National Assembly of Quebec.
Prior to his election to the legislature, Paradis worked for TVA, where he was a host of Café show, L'enfer ou le Paradis, Première ligne and TVA en direct.com.[2]