Jean-Pierre Saintonge
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Jean-Pierre Saintonge is an educator, lawyer, judge and former political figure in Quebec
. He represented La Prairie
from 1981 to 1989 and La Pinière
from 1989 to 1994 in the Quebec National Assembly as a Liberal.
, the son of Bernard Saintonge and Yvette Patry, and was educated at the Université de Montréal
. He taught at the Collège Saint-Ignace from 1967 to 1969, at the École Saint-Léon (adult education) from 1969 to 1972 and at the Cégep Ahunstic
from 1972 to 1973. Saintonge was called to the Quebec bar in 1973. He served as President of the National Assembly
from 1989 to 1994. Saintonge did not run for reelection in 1994.
He was named judge in the Court of Quebec
in 1995. Saintonge was coordinator for the Court of Quebec in the Montérégie region from 2002 to 2007.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. He represented La Prairie
La Prairie (provincial electoral district)
La Prairie is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1972 from parts of Chambly and Napierville-Laprairie. La Prairie previously existed from 1867 to 1919...
from 1981 to 1989 and La Pinière
La Pinière
La Pinière is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The district is located in Brossard...
from 1989 to 1994 in the Quebec National Assembly as a Liberal.
Biography
He was born in MontrealMontreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, the son of Bernard Saintonge and Yvette Patry, and was educated at the Université de Montréal
Université de Montréal
The Université de Montréal is a public francophone research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: the École Polytechnique and HEC Montréal...
. He taught at the Collège Saint-Ignace from 1967 to 1969, at the École Saint-Léon (adult education) from 1969 to 1972 and at the Cégep Ahunstic
Collège Ahuntsic
Collège Ahuntsic is a CEGEP in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the arrondissement of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.-History:The college traces its origins to the merger of several institutions which became public ones in 1967, when the Québec system of CEGEPs was created.-Programs:The CEGEP offers two types of...
from 1972 to 1973. Saintonge was called to the Quebec bar in 1973. He served as President of the National Assembly
President of the National Assembly of Quebec
The President of the National Assembly of Quebec is the presiding officer of the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada, which is modeled after the Westminster parliamentary system...
from 1989 to 1994. Saintonge did not run for reelection in 1994.
He was named judge in the Court of Quebec
Court of Quebec
The Court of Quebec is the Provincial Court of the Canadian province of Quebec.The Court is divided into the following areas; The Civil Division, The Criminal and Penal Division, and The Youth Division. The Chief Judge of the Court of Quebec is Guy Gagnon....
in 1995. Saintonge was coordinator for the Court of Quebec in the Montérégie region from 2002 to 2007.