Paul Crête Explained

Paul Crête
Birth Date:8 April 1953
Birth Place:Hérouxville, Quebec
Profession:human resources director
Office:Member of the House of Commons of Canada
Party:Bloc Québécois
Residence:Quebec, Quebec
Constituency1:Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
Term Start1:1993
Term End1:1997
Predecessor1:André Plourde
Successor1:riding dissolved
Constituency2:Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques
Term Start2:1997
Term End2:2004
Predecessor2:first member
Successor2:riding dissolved
Constituency3:Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
Term Start3:2004
Term End3:2009
Predecessor3:first member
Successor3:Bernard Généreux
Spouse:Myriam Santerre

Paul Crête (born April 8, 1953) is a Canadian politician, who served as a Member of Parliament for the Bloc Québécois in the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 until 2009, when he announced that he was moving to provincial politics.

Political career

Crête was born in Hérouxville, Quebec. Prior to his political career, he was a school administrator. Crête was first elected in 1993 representing Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup in the 1993 Canadian federal election, then re-elected in 1997 representing Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques defeating former Quebec MNA France Dionne in a hotly contested five way race.[1]

Crête was re-elected in the 2000 election and again in 2004 election for Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny.

In May 2009, he resigned from the House of Commons to run for the Parti Québécois in the June 22 provincial by-election in Rivière-du-Loup. He lost to Liberal candidate Jean D'Amour.

Critic

House of Commons Committees

Vice-Chair

Member

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Temiscouata—Les Basques election results. Parliament of Canada . June 2, 1997.