Geneviève Guilbault Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Geneviève Guilbault
Birth Date:November 4, 1982[1]
Birth Place:Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada[2]
Profession:Communications Officer, Political Advisor
Party:Coalition Avenir Québec
Otherparty:Quebec Liberal Party
(before 2006)
Residence:Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures
Office:Deputy Premier of Quebec
Premier:François Legault
Predecessor:Dominique Anglade
Term Start:October 18, 2018
Office3:Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Louis-Hébert
Term Start3:October 2, 2017
Predecessor3:Sam Hamad
Alma Mater:Université Laval
Office1:Quebec Minister of Transport
Term Start1:October 20, 2022
Predecessor1:François Bonnardel
Office2:Quebec Minister of Public Security
Term Start2:October 18 2018
Term End2:October 20 2022
Predecessor2:Martin Coiteux
Successor2:François Bonnardel

Geneviève Guilbault (born November 4, 1982) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in a by-election held in the electoral district Louis-Hébert on October 2, 2017.[3] She is a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec.[4] On October 18, 2018 she was appointed Deputy Premier and Minister of Public Safety. On October 20, 2022 she was re-appointed Deputy Premier and appointed Minister of Transport replacing François Bonnardel. [5]

Prior to her election to the legislature, she worked as a communications officer for the provincial coroner's office.[6] She had previously planned to run for the CAQ in the electoral district of Charlesbourg in the 2018 provincial election, but was selected as the by-election candidate in Louis-Hébert after the party's original candidate, Normand Sauvageau, resigned.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geneviève Guilbault - National Assembly of Québec.
  2. http://www.journaldequebec.com/2017/10/03/10-choses-a-savoir-sur-genevieve-guilbault-la-nouvelle-deputee-de-louis-hebert "10 choses à savoir sur Geneviève Guilbault, la nouvelle députée de Louis-Hébert"
  3. https://montrealgazette.com/news/quebec/caq-wins-upset-landslide-win-over-liberals-in-louis-hebert-riding "CAQ wins upset landslide win over Liberals in Louis-Hébert riding"
  4. Web site: Geneviève Guilbault - National Assembly of Québec. 2022-01-26. www.assnat.qc.ca. en.
  5. Web site: 2022-10-20 . Premier Francois Legault unveils 30-member Quebec cabinet after big election win . 2023-04-23 . Montreal . en.
  6. https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/genevieve-guilbault-to-be-caqs-new-candidate-in-louis-hebert-source "Geneviève Guilbault to be CAQ's new candidate in Louis-Hébert: source"