Jeannot Volpé (born June 28, 1950) is a Canadian politician in the Province of New Brunswick.
| Jeannot Volpé | |
| Office1: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Madawaska-les-Lacs |
| Term Start1: | 1995 |
| Term End1: | 2010 |
| Office2: | New Brunswick Cabinet Minister |
| Term Start2: | 1999 |
| Term End2: | 2006 |
| Office3: | Iterim Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick |
| Predecessor3: | Bernard Lord |
| Successor3: | David Alward |
| Term Start3: | January 21, 2007 |
| Term End3: | 2008 |
| Office4: | Leader of the Opposition of New Brunswick |
| Term Start4: | January 21, 2007 |
| Term End4: | 2008 |
| Predecessor4: | Bernard Lord |
| Successor4: | David Alward |
Born in Saint-Jacques, New Brunswick, Volpé graduated from the University of Moncton in 1973 with a Bachelor of Physical Education degree and taught school until 1980. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in 1995 and re-elected in 1999, 2003 and 2006.
He represented the electoral district of Madawaska-les-Lacs and was a member of the cabinet from 1999 to 2006. On December 19, 2006, he was elected interim leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick, he became leader of the opposition in the Legislature upon Bernard Lord's resignation from that role on January 31, 2007.
Volpé married former Progressive Conservative MLA and Cabinet Minister Kim Jardine, whom he met when he served in cabinet with her from 1999 to 2003, on May 19, 2007.[1]
In May 2009, Volpé announced that he was not reoffering in the 2010 election.[2]
In 2012, Volpe took the Government to the Human Rights Commission over a 1/3 cut in government pensions.