Serge Fontaine Explained

Serge Fontaine
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Nicolet-Yamaska
Predecessor:Benjamin Faucher
Successor:District abolished in 1981
Term Start:1976
Term End:1981
Birth Date:17 September 1947
Birth Place:Villeroy, Quebec, Canada
Party:Coalition Avenir Québec
Otherparty:Conservative
Union Nationale

Serge Fontaine (born September 17, 1947) is a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec.

Background

He was born on September 17, 1947, in Villeroy, Quebec and was an attorney.

Political career

Fontaine was elected as a Union Nationale candidate to the provincial legislature in the district of Nicolet with 35% of the vote in the 1976 election. He served as his party's Deputy House Whip in 1980 and 1981. He finished a close third with 32% of the vote against Parti Québécois candidate Yves Beaumier and lost in the 1981 election.

Fontaine helped found the modern version of the Conservative Party of Quebec and served for a time as its leader. In November 2011, he resigned and joined the Coalition Avenir Québec.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La CAQ veut s’ancrer dans Arthabaska. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225326/http://www.lanouvelle.net/Actualites/Politique/2012-01-17/article-2866678/La-CAQ-veut-s&rsquoancrer-dans-Arthabaska/1. dead. 2016-03-03. Ruel. Hélène. 2012-01-17. La Nouvelle Union. French. 21 January 2012.