François Bonnardel is the Action démocratique du Québec

Action démocratique du Québec

The Action démocratique du Québec, commonly referred to as the ADQ is a centre-right political party in Quebec, Canada. On the sovereignty question, it defines itself as autonomist, and has support from both soft nationalists and federalists....

 Member of the National Assembly

National Assembly of Quebec

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 of Quebec

Quebec

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, Canada

Canada

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, for the electoral district of Shefford

Shefford (provincial electoral district)

Shefford is a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located in the Montérégie region, the riding was created in 1829. The riding includes the cities of Granby and Waterloo.-Members of Legislative Assembly:...

.

After studies at the Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean

Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean

Royal Military College Saint-Jean is a Canadian military academy located on the site of Fort Saint-Jean , originally built 1666, which is now part of the town of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, 40 km south of Montreal, Quebec...

 and the Cégep du Vieux Montréal

Cégep du Vieux Montréal

Cégep du Vieux Montréal is a CEGEP located at 255 rue Ontario Est, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada....

 in sciences, Bonnardel was a clerk for personal and business finances and was also a manager and owner of local auto part companies in Granby

Granby, Quebec

Granby is a city in southwestern Quebec, located east of Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 47,637. Granby is the seat of La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. It is the fifth most populated city in Montérégie after Longueuil, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Brossard and...

. He was also a member of the Brome-Missisquoi and Haute-Yamaska Chamber of Commerces in the Eastern Townships

Eastern Townships

The Eastern Townships is a tourist region and a former administrative region in south-eastern Quebec, lying between the former seigneuries south of the Saint Lawrence River and the United States border. Its northern boundary roughly followed Logan's Line, the geologic boundary between the flat,...

 region and an organization committee member for the Canadian Red Cross

Canadian Red Cross

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 (Quebec Division).

He was first elected in the 2007 election

Quebec general election, 2007

The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in...

 with 42% of the vote. Liberal incumbent

Incumbent

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 Bernard Brodeur

Bernard Brodeur

Bernard Brodeur is a former member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Shefford.Bernard Brodeur is a notary. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Law and Notarial Law from the Université Laval. He is also the owner of a Limousin cattle breeding operation since 1985...

 finished second with 28% of the vote.

On March 29, 2007, Bonnardel was appointed Official Opposition House Whip.

Bonnardel's father was born in Marseille

Marseille

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, France

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. His mother is from Lac-Saint-Jean

Lac-Saint-Jean

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, Quebec.

On April 23, 2009, Bonnardel and Nathalie Normandeau

Nathalie Normandeau

Nathalie Normandeau is a Quebec politician. She was MNA for the riding of Bonaventure in the Gaspésie region between 1998 and 2011...

, the Deputy Premier of Quebec and a member of the Liberal government, announced that they were dating.

Bonnardel was considered a potential candidate in the 2009 ADQ leadership race

Action démocratique du Québec leadership election, 2009

The Action démocratique du Québec leadership election, 2009 took place on October 18, 2009 electing Gilles Taillon on the second ballot by a margin of two votes over Éric Caire.-Background:...

, but ultimately endorsed, and became a campaign chair for, Gilles Taillon

Gilles Taillon

Gilles Taillon is the former leader of the Action démocratique du Québec . A politician, teacher and businessman in Quebec, Canada; he was the ADQ Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the district of Chauveau in the Quebec City area from the 2007 to the 2008 elections.Though not...

. Taillon won the leadership, but as he was not a sitting MNA, Bonnardel served as the party's leader in the National Assembly.

External links

• François BONNARDEL at National Assembly of Quebec
  National Assembly of Quebec
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