Jean Damphousse is a politician from Quebec

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....

, Canada

Canada

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. He was an 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

The National Assembly of Quebec is the legislative body of the Province of Quebec. The Lieutenant Governor and the National Assembly compose the Parliament of Quebec, which operates in a fashion similar to those of other British-style parliamentary systems.The National Assembly was formerly the...

 for the electoral district of Maskinongé

Maskinongé (provincial electoral district)

Maskinongé is a provincial electoral district that is located in the province of Quebec. Situated in the Mauricie region, it was created in 1853...

 from 2007 to 2008.

Damphousse holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

The Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières , established in 1969 is a campus of the Université du Québec, located in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The university has 12,500 students in 8 different campuses, including the main one in Trois-Rivières. About 1000 of them come from overseas, from 60...

 and a master's degree in project management from the Université de Sherbrooke

Université de Sherbrooke

The Université de Sherbrooke is a large university with campuses located in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada and Longueuil, a suburb of Montreal approximately west of Sherbrooke. It is one of two universities, and the only French language university, in the Estrie region of Quebec.In 2007, the...

. He was the owner of several local firms in the Maskinongé and Saint-Ursule areas.

Before his election, he served as mayor of Sainte-Ursule

Sainte-Ursule, Quebec

Sainte-Ursule is a parish municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.- References :...

 as well as a councillor. He also worked for the Chamber of Commerce of Louiseville

Louiseville, Quebec

Louiseville is a town in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. It is located near the mouth of the Wolf River on the north shore of Lac Saint-Pierre....

, the Maskinongé Municipal Regional Counsel, and the Maskinongé health and social service center.

Damphousse 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 40% of the vote. Liberal incumbent Francine Gaudet

Francine Gaudet

Francine Gaudet is a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec. She was a Quebec Liberal Party Member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 2003 to 2007, and the federal Liberal Party candidate for Berthier—Maskinongé in the 2011 federal election....

 finished second with 29% of the vote. Damphousse took office on April 12, 2007.

External links

• Jean DAMPHOUSSE at National Assembly of Quebec
  National Assembly of Quebec
  The National Assembly of Quebec is the legislative body of the Province of Quebec. The Lieutenant Governor and the National Assembly compose the Parliament of Quebec, which operates in a fashion similar to those of other British-style parliamentary systems.The National Assembly was formerly the...