Jean-Pierre Ouellet is a Canadian

Canada

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 politician

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 in the province of New Brunswick

New Brunswick

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He is a three term member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

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 representing the riding of Madawaska-les-Lacs

Madawaska-les-Lacs

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 for the Progressive Conservative Party

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. He was a member of Premier

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 Richard Hatfield

Richard Hatfield

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's cabinet

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He served as Minister of Youth

Department of Youth (New Brunswick)

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 from 1974 to 1982 and as Minister of Education

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 from 1985 to his defeat in the 1987 election

New Brunswick general election, 1987

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 which saw the Liberals

New Brunswick Liberal Association

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 take power.

Ouellet returned to politics as the Conservative Party of Canada

Conservative Party of Canada

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 candidate in the riding of Madawaska-Restigouche in the 2006 federal election

Canadian federal election, 2006

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 but was defeated by incumbent Jean-Claude D'Amours

Jean-Claude D'Amours

Jean-Claude "J.C." D'Amours is a Canadian politician and former Member of Parliament for Madawaska—Restigouche.D'Amours served as a city councillor in Edmundston from 1998 to 2004...

in a close race.