Raymond Francœur is a politician from Quebec

Quebec

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, 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

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 for the electoral district of Portneuf

Portneuf (provincial electoral district)

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 from 2007 to 2008.

After his collegiate studies at CEGEP de Sainte-Foy

Cégep de Sainte-Foy

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, he was enrolled in the Canadian Forces

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 as an officer lieutenant. After his military service, he held various directing positions, including the director for the Quebec & Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean

Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean

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 division of Scott Paper Company

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, and a the Quebec City

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 region director of a local milk company. He was also a marketing and/or sales director for various local institutions including automobile dealerships (while also being co-owner) and insurance companies. He also taught for six years at CEGEP Sainte-Foy in the marketing department. He was a member for various local Club organisations including the Lions Club, Club Rotary and Club Optimiste in the Quebec City area.

Before his election, he served as mayor

Mayor

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 of Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne

Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne, Quebec

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Francœur was first elected in the 2007 election

Quebec general election, 2007

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 with 46% of the vote. Liberal incumbent

Incumbent

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 Jean-Pierre Soucy

Jean-Pierre Soucy

Jean-Pierre Soucy is an educator, civil servant and former politician in Quebec. He represented Portneuf in the Quebec National Assembly from 2003 to 2007 as a Liberal....

 finished second with 32% of the vote. Francœur took office on April 12, 2007.

External links

• Raymond Francœur 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...