Paul Crête is a Canadian politician

Politician

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, who served as a Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for the Bloc Québécois

Bloc Québécois

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 in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1993 until 2009, when he announced that he was moving to provincial politics.

Political career

Prior to his political career, he was a school

School

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 administrator

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. Crête was first elected in 1993 representing Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup

Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup

Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1997.This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Kamouraska and Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata ridings...

 in the 1993 Canadian general election, then re-elected in 1997 representing Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques

Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Temiscouata—Les Basques

Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Temiscouata—Les-Basques was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004....

 defeating former Quebec MNA France Dionne

France Dionne

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 in a hotly contested five way race.

Crête was re-elected in the 2000 election and again in 2004 election for Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny.

In May 2009, he resigned from the House of Commons to run for the Parti Québécois

Parti Québécois

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 in the June 22 provincial by-election

By-election

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 in Rivière-du-Loup

Rivière-du-Loup (electoral district)

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. He lost to Liberal candidate Jean D'Amour

Jean D'Amour

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.

Critic

• • Rural Solidarity ( - 1998)
  • Pension Reform ( - 1998)
  • Transport ( - 1998)
  • Human Resources Development (January 1, 1997 - June 26, 2002)
  • Children and Youth (2002 - June 26, 2002)
  • Industry (2002-2009)

Vice-Chair

• • Standing Committee on Industry, Natural Resources, Science and Technology 38th Parliament, 1st Session

Member

• • Standing Committee
    Standing Committee
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     on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities 36th Parliament
    36th Canadian Parliament
    The 36th Canadian Parliament was in session from September 22, 1997 until October 22, 2000. The membership was set by the 1997 federal election on June 2, 1997, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 2000 election.It was controlled by...
    
    , 1st Session

• • Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, 36th Parliament, 1st Session

• • Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, 36th Parliament, 2nd Session

• • Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, 36th Parliament, 2nd Session

• • Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, 37th Parliament
    37th Canadian Parliament
    The 37th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 29, 2001, until May 23, 2004. The membership was set by the 2000 federal election on November 27, 2000, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 2004 election.It was controlled by...
    
    , 1st Session

• • Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, 37th Parliament, 1st Session

• • Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, 37th Parliament, 1st Session

• • Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, 37th Parliament, 2nd Session

• • Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, 37th Parliament, 2nd Session

• • Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, 37th Parliament, 3rd Session

• • Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, 37th Parliament, 3rd Session

• • Standing Committee on Industry, Natural Resources, Science and Technology, 38th Parliament
    38th Canadian Parliament
    The 38th Canadian Parliament was in session from October 4, 2004 until November 29, 2005. The membership was set by the 2004 federal election on June 28, 2004, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections, but due to the seat distribution, those few changes significantly...
    
    , 1st Session

External links

• How'd They Vote?: Paul Crête's voting history and quotes